as in immediately
in person and usually privately the hostess told me personally that I was invited

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Recent Examples of personally Steward Health Care System is accusing former CEO Dr. Ralph de La Torre and other Steward executives and directors of making business deals that personally benefited them but hurt the company, its hospitals and its patients. Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 18 July 2025 Trump officials last month demanded that the federal health agency's staff release personally identifiable information on millions of Medicaid enrollees from seven states that permit non-U.S. citizens to enroll in their full Medicaid programs. Arkansas Online, 18 July 2025 Brady: The best business leaders today know the value and importance of empowering those around them, personally and professionally. Fortune Editors, Fortune, 9 July 2025 Thus, in pretty much every real estate loan of this type, the lender will require that the real estate developer personally guarantee that the lender will be repaid in full on the loan, no matter what happens to ABC LLC and its assets. Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for personally
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immediately
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  • Then my boyfriend immediately called an ambulance, the police, everything.
    Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 20 July 2025
  • Homicide Unit detectives are investigating the shooting, and a police spokesperson did not immediately describe details or announce an arrest.
    Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 July 2025

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“Personally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/personally. Accessed 24 Jul. 2025.

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