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as in people
a member of the human race
every individual has value
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as in entities
one that has a real and independent existence
our general concept of what constitutes a chair is based on our experience with many individuals that were called chairs
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Recent Examples of individuals
At Last’s notification to close two sites, the agency worked to find shelter for the residents and most of the 181 individuals have since been rehoused.
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Andrew Khouri,
Los Angeles Times,
24 June 2026
In this condition, the tick introduces a sugar molecule in its saliva called alpha-gal into the human body upon biting, which can trigger an immune response in some individuals.
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Omer Awan,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
Though the national independence be blurred by the servility of individuals, though freedom and equality have been proclaimed only to leave room for a monstrous display of slave-dealing and slave-keeping .
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Ann Manov,
Harpers Magazine,
23 June 2026
There’s nothing about individuals or individual success.
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Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
23 June 2026
Crucially, investigators noted this journal contained a target list of 46 individuals, including politicians and celebrities.
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Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
17 June 2026
There was one large chat, with approximately 19 individuals, dedicated to coordinating the attack, and smaller groups consisting of four or five users.
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Sarah N. Lynch,
CBS News,
16 June 2026
According to local newspaper The Tribune, six individuals — Daniella Duran, 22, Gabriella Aguilar, 27, Jaeyln Duran, 19, Irvin Castro, 26, Andrew Tapia, 21, and Jose Duran, 50 — were charged in connection with the June 8 incident.
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Colson Thayer,
PEOPLE,
16 June 2026
Andrew Khouri,
Los Angeles Times,
24 June 2026
In this condition, the tick introduces a sugar molecule in its saliva called alpha-gal into the human body upon biting, which can trigger an immune response in some individuals.
—
Omer Awan,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
Though the national independence be blurred by the servility of individuals, though freedom and equality have been proclaimed only to leave room for a monstrous display of slave-dealing and slave-keeping .
—
Ann Manov,
Harpers Magazine,
23 June 2026
There’s nothing about individuals or individual success.
—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
23 June 2026
Crucially, investigators noted this journal contained a target list of 46 individuals, including politicians and celebrities.
—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
17 June 2026
There was one large chat, with approximately 19 individuals, dedicated to coordinating the attack, and smaller groups consisting of four or five users.
—
Sarah N. Lynch,
CBS News,
16 June 2026
According to local newspaper The Tribune, six individuals — Daniella Duran, 22, Gabriella Aguilar, 27, Jaeyln Duran, 19, Irvin Castro, 26, Andrew Tapia, 21, and Jose Duran, 50 — were charged in connection with the June 8 incident.
—
Colson Thayer,
PEOPLE,
16 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for individuals
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The golden generation of American men — Christian Pulisic, Weston McKennie, Tyler Adams and the rest of the Group D winning crew — live and surrounded by red, white and blue in the home of the red and gold.
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Grown men hugged one another, and at least one started crying.
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One of the entities that helped turn an idea into those accounts was a partnership called the Emergency Savings Initiative (ESI), between asset manager BlackRock and Commonwealth, a national nonprofit focused on financial security.
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Generally, dark energy and dark matter are regarded as separate entities, their elusiveness their primary link.
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After a lengthy, wide-ranging search for their next coach, the Portland Trail Blazers have chosen one of the guys already at the front of the line.
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These guys, everyone has each other’s backs.
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In fact, many of us often end up buying things that our colleagues found during their search.
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And don't forget to follow Allure on Instagram and TikTok, or subscribe to our newsletter to stay up to date on all things beauty.
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The town’s predicament highlights the limits of any ceasefire between Hezbollah and Israel, and the lingering hardship faced by residents whose lives have been upended by years of conflict.
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The labor of these aging world-builders becomes a blueprint to navigate memory, legacy, and mortality, revealing the divine spirit residing in their daily lives.
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Officers believe the suspect started throwing objects out of the passenger-side window during the pursuit.
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Stay away from water, wet items, and metal objects.
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What happens in a world where young people are always rendered as creatures of the present, rather than also existing in the past?
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Coffin co-directed four of those movies and voices every last one of the yellow creatures himself.
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Some accounts cite an April 23, 2026 effective date, while the FDA’s own docket shows substances still moving through review months later.
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That’s why only seven substances, BPC-157, KPV, TB-500, MOTS-C, Emideltide, Semax and Epitalon, are on that meeting’s agenda even though far more than seven have already cleared the earlier hurdle.
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