person-to-person
adjective or adverb
: involving two people or going directly from one person to another person
person-to-person communication
The reporter talked person-to-person with the hostage.
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Health officials say the current risk to the public from bird flu remains low, as no person-to-person spread has been detected.
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Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2025
Virtual Therapy Effectiveness How useful therapy can be is subjective from person-to-person, and virtual therapy is no exception.
—Katie Liu, Discover Magazine, 5 Feb. 2025
Although there are no confirmed person-to-person infections so far, Susanne previously reported on research that indicates the strain currently affecting dairy cows is one mutation away from becoming easily transmitted between humans.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2025
Black workers impressed into service, both free and enslaved, did receive compensation, but how much varied from place-to-place and person-to-person.
—Justin Hawkins / Made By History, TIME, 31 Jan. 2025
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Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2025
Virtual Therapy Effectiveness How useful therapy can be is subjective from person-to-person, and virtual therapy is no exception.
—Katie Liu, Discover Magazine, 5 Feb. 2025
Although there are no confirmed person-to-person infections so far, Susanne previously reported on research that indicates the strain currently affecting dairy cows is one mutation away from becoming easily transmitted between humans.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2025
Black workers impressed into service, both free and enslaved, did receive compensation, but how much varied from place-to-place and person-to-person.
—Justin Hawkins / Made By History, TIME, 31 Jan. 2025
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“Person-to-person.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/person-to-person. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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