as in immediately
in person and usually privately
the hostess told me personally that I was invited
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Even children and adolescents express more willingness to shun and punish moral transgressors than people who do something personally obnoxious or offensive but not immoral.
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Jen Cole Wright, The Conversation, 14 Apr. 2025
According to a spokesperson for Ferbert, the new city attorney personally approved the work-at-sea arrangement under her professional discretion.
—Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2025
As announced on Instagram Friday (April 11) — one day shy of the exact 20-year anniversary of the vocalist’s enduring 2005 record — Carey has personally compiled a suite of songs from the Emancipation era into one sleek five-LP vinyl box set arriving May 30 via Def Jam Records/UMe.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 11 Apr. 2025
Berg raised the case to White, who then personally shared details of Karelina’s story with Trump in late February, the source familiar said.
—Jennifer Hansler, CNN Money, 11 Apr. 2025
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Jen Cole Wright, The Conversation, 14 Apr. 2025
According to a spokesperson for Ferbert, the new city attorney personally approved the work-at-sea arrangement under her professional discretion.
—Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2025
As announced on Instagram Friday (April 11) — one day shy of the exact 20-year anniversary of the vocalist’s enduring 2005 record — Carey has personally compiled a suite of songs from the Emancipation era into one sleek five-LP vinyl box set arriving May 30 via Def Jam Records/UMe.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 11 Apr. 2025
Berg raised the case to White, who then personally shared details of Karelina’s story with Trump in late February, the source familiar said.
—Jennifer Hansler, CNN Money, 11 Apr. 2025
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