the personals
plural noun
US
: a special section of a newspaper, magazine, etc., where people can place short personal messages
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Eight of the penalties, including all of the personals, were on the defense.
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Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 11 Oct. 2020
Amid the personals and ads for auction sales, the viewer is forced to confront the contours of the Indigenous man’s face.
—Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2020
Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 11 Oct. 2020
Amid the personals and ads for auction sales, the viewer is forced to confront the contours of the Indigenous man’s face.
—Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2020
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