as in man
a member of the human race
is there any person here who knows how to speak Spanish?
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Recent Examples of person
The company continues to focus on developing its Implantable Continuous Glucose Monitor (CGM) for persons with Type 1 diabetes and insulin-dependent Type 2 diabetes.
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Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
Here are a few key details about each person, who are my coworkers, my buddies, and my family members.
—Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 14 Nov. 2024
Tia is her biggest inspiration, the person who drives her to be a better person.
—Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2024
Don't confuse it with face recognition, however, which identifies multiple images of the same person.
—PCMAG, 12 Nov. 2024
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Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
Here are a few key details about each person, who are my coworkers, my buddies, and my family members.
—Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 14 Nov. 2024
Tia is her biggest inspiration, the person who drives her to be a better person.
—Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2024
Don't confuse it with face recognition, however, which identifies multiple images of the same person.
—PCMAG, 12 Nov. 2024
See all Example Sentences for person
Recent Examples of Synonyms for person
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Loading your audio article SAN FRANCISCO — The Hayward man behind an iconic 2021 sideshow photograph has been sentenced to two years in federal prison for possessing guns that police found during a raid of his residence, court records show.Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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It was not known which of the two men who have protection orders against Schenke made the Facebook post.Noe Padilla, The Indianapolis Star, 6 Nov. 2024
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Not necessarily as the guy who’s getting the ball, but boxing out, being in the right spot.Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
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The guys had so many good words to support me from the first day.Troy Renck, The Denver Post, 15 Nov. 2024
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Private equity now dominates sectors essential to daily life, from housing to health care.Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
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China has effectively become a lifeline for North Korea, supplying essential goods such as food, clothing, fertilizer, machinery, and construction materials—nearly everything that sustains the daily lives of North Koreans and the country’s industries.Sungmin Cho, Foreign Affairs, 12 Nov. 2024
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The horror-novel-inspiring creatures survive entirely on the blood of their victims.Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 7 Nov. 2024
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In its current incarnation, the resort caters more to corporate events and local gamblers than nightlife creatures.Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Nov. 2024
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Many Democrats campaigned on a tax-the-rich agenda and advocated paying for other tax cuts by targeting those provisions, as well as rolling back the law’s tax cuts for corporations and individuals making more than $400,000 per year.Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
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Webster-Bass is interested in using investigative storytelling through audio reporting to amplify the voices of individuals from diverse backgrounds.Talia Buford, ProPublica, 14 Nov. 2024
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Long-term, things look better for Nix and the Broncos by the week.Parker Gabriel, The Denver Post, 10 Nov. 2024
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His ruling doesn’t quite end things; Brandon still has to be formally sentenced by yet another judge, who will have the option of once again rejecting the deal and reinstating the murder charge.Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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“Person.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/person. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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