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personality

[pur-suh-nal-i-tee] / ˌpɜr səˈnæl ɪ ti /


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Notorious for his fiery personality, Ditka also took his stardom from field to screen, starring alongside Will Ferrell in “Kicking & Screaming,” in which he played himself.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

“He wanted to have a ballclub with a certain personality, a team made up of, you know, rough, tough guys, a team that didn’t take any crap from anybody and could dish it out.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

Amid soft murmurs about necessary procedures, the state takes on the placid, gentle but utterly unyielding personality of a classic movie villain—not Dracula, Nurse Ratched.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

He was married to media personality Price at the time of the alleged incidents, before the couple's relationship broke down in 2018 and they divorced in 2021.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

Although all the brownstones on the narrow, tree-lined street were the same size, each one had its own personality.

From "The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street" by Karina Yan Glaser

Oura rings, Whoop bands and Type A personalities filled the gymnasium-like room.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

On a team of 300, "he had one of the strongest personalities of anybody in the group," Diamos says, always ready to argue over research directions.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

Glover talked about being inspired by Nigella Lawson, one of the early food-media personalities to make femininity itself a visible part of her public identity.

From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2026

Sheen, 57, is acclaimed for his ability to convincingly portray a range of different personalities on screen, from Tony Blair to Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor via Brian Clough.

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026

He couldn’t imagine not being around them, not seeing the daily changes in their personalities.

From "We'll Fly Away" by Bryan Bliss




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