personification
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“He’s the personification of the U.S. military, the human representative of everyone who wears the uniform and their families.”
From Salon • Apr. 11, 2026
John is the personification of Clough on the pitch, he played the way Clough wanted to play and knew exactly what Clough wanted.
From BBC • Dec. 25, 2025
Finally, fittingly, with Monday’s lucrative contract extension, there’s also no more asterisk on Dave Roberts himself, a worthy successor and daily personification of the great Lasorda.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2025
When the personification of Mandrex asks her why she’s allowing him to make a film about the end of her life, Maria tells him that she wants an aria as part of her third act.
From Salon • Sep. 28, 2024
With his gentle demeanor, Gandhi seemed the very personification of nonviolence, and he insisted that the campaign be run along identical lines to that of his father’s in India.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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