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of, relating to, or belonging to a single person
he kept personal items in a separate drawer
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Recent Examples of personal
The United States ranked 35th out of 46 globally in the study's personal finance ranking, just missing the bottom 10.
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Ernestine Siu, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2025
The statement confirmed the Moores were staying at Clooney’s Italian estate and were accompanied by Maryland State Police officers, who provide security on all official and personal trips.
—Heather Hunter, The Washington Examiner, 3 Sep. 2025
And unless they’re protected as personal speech, a state could – for example − allow plates that support one political party but prohibit others, or promote one religion and not others, Gilliams’ lawyers argue.
—Angele Latham, The Tennessean, 3 Sep. 2025
House Republican Speaker Mike Johnson is trying to quell an effort by Democrats and some Republicans to force a vote on a bill that would require the DOJ to release all the information on Epstein, with the exception of the victims' personal information.
—Robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
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Ernestine Siu, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2025
The statement confirmed the Moores were staying at Clooney’s Italian estate and were accompanied by Maryland State Police officers, who provide security on all official and personal trips.
—Heather Hunter, The Washington Examiner, 3 Sep. 2025
And unless they’re protected as personal speech, a state could – for example − allow plates that support one political party but prohibit others, or promote one religion and not others, Gilliams’ lawyers argue.
—Angele Latham, The Tennessean, 3 Sep. 2025
House Republican Speaker Mike Johnson is trying to quell an effort by Democrats and some Republicans to force a vote on a bill that would require the DOJ to release all the information on Epstein, with the exception of the victims' personal information.
—Robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for personal
Adjective
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The inability, or decision not, to sell players who would have boosted the club’s spending power is a subjective call made by United’s key decision-makers that will never sit right with some supporters.—
Beren Cross,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
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The 49-year-old star has now decided to step behind the camera with her feature debut, Girl (Nühai), delivering a deeply subjective and occasionally jarring portrait of a teenager growing up in the 1980s.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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When enabled, the feature allows Google to collect your search and activity history and provide personalized search results and ads.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
5 Sep. 2025
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Nutritional biomarkers, including the levels of Vitamin D and B12, meanwhile, can help inform personalized dietary guidance for a longer health span.—
Alexa Mikhail,
Flow Space,
4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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In some states where there is no anonymity for individual winners, people can still claim prizes anonymously through private trusts.—
Safiyah Riddle,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Sep. 2025
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But the new private terminal is winning their support, with the backing of historians and preservationists who have been fighting to maintain South Florida’s aviation legacy in a region known for tearing down buildings.—
Vinod Sreeharsha,
Miami Herald,
6 Sep. 2025
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Solid local population counts are hard to come by, especially for individual Burmese ethnic groups.—
Sophie Carson,
jsonline.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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The Athletic revealed last Wednesday that Brazilian Luiz Fernando Iubel has joined Liverpool as the club’s new individual development lead coach.—
James Pearce,
New York Times,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Personal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/personal. Accessed 7 Sep. 2025.
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