persons

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The virus spreads from person to person through bodily fluids or exposure to the blood of an infected persons, who become contagious only once they display symptoms.

From Barron's • May 16, 2026

“When sufficient admissible evidence exists to charge persons involved in public corruption, as required by the Justice Manual, the Puerto Rico U.S. Attorney’s Office will aggressively pursue such charges,” she wrote.

From Salon • May 6, 2026

Several policing or missing persons experts and former senior officers have voiced concerns to the BBC about Buzzard-Quashie's treatment.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026

All the grasping at straws by the intel firms led nowhere, according to persons familiar with the operation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026

A newspaper account described typical Levittown home buyers as “young persons of moderate financial circumstances who had small children and might expect others.”

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove