as in immediately
in person and usually privately
the hostess told me personally that I was invited
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The regulator sent subpoenas to foreign regulators that worked with Ripple, demanded troves of documents from business partners and even sued CEO Brad Garlinghouse and co-founder Chris Larsen personally.
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Mackenzie Sigalos,ari Levy, CNBC, 22 Mar. 2025
Now, the administration is cancelling visas and taking green card holders into custody explicitly due to their political speech, which the secretary of state is personally evaluating for adherence to foreign policy goals.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 22 Mar. 2025
Shortly after his remarks, Washington sanctioned him personally.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
Clarkson has won personally won eight of those awards, andThe Kelly Clarkson Show most recently won outstanding daytime talk series for the fourth consecutive year at the 2024 Daytime Emmys.
—Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 21 Mar. 2025
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Mackenzie Sigalos,ari Levy, CNBC, 22 Mar. 2025
Now, the administration is cancelling visas and taking green card holders into custody explicitly due to their political speech, which the secretary of state is personally evaluating for adherence to foreign policy goals.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 22 Mar. 2025
Shortly after his remarks, Washington sanctioned him personally.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
Clarkson has won personally won eight of those awards, andThe Kelly Clarkson Show most recently won outstanding daytime talk series for the fourth consecutive year at the 2024 Daytime Emmys.
—Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 21 Mar. 2025
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“Personally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/personally. Accessed 26 Mar. 2025.
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