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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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.
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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
The bacteria that cause the disease can spread from person-to-person through the air.
—Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 29 Jan. 2025
So far, no person-to-person spread of H5N1 has been identified, but health officials are monitoring the virus for any genetic changes that would make transmission among people more likely.
—Emily Mullin, WIRED, 22 Jan. 2025
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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
The bacteria that cause the disease can spread from person-to-person through the air.
—Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 29 Jan. 2025
So far, no person-to-person spread of H5N1 has been identified, but health officials are monitoring the virus for any genetic changes that would make transmission among people more likely.
—Emily Mullin, WIRED, 22 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 20 Feb. 2025.
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