as in immediately
in person and usually privately
the hostess told me personally that I was invited
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Caleb Harmon-Marshall, a former TSA agent who now shares travel tips via his newsletter Gate Access, personally travels with this suitcase-style pack with four compartments, including a padded compartment for a laptop, and three bonus packing cubes.
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Katie Jackson, Travel + Leisure, 21 Dec. 2024
At one point, Winslet personally covered the expenses for the entire cast and crew for two weeks.
—Federica Polidoro, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Dec. 2024
Your name, address or phone number: Chatbots aren’t designed to handle personally identifiable info.
—Kim Komando, Fox News, 20 Dec. 2024
Interestingly, Hight personally recommended Prock as his replacement.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
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Katie Jackson, Travel + Leisure, 21 Dec. 2024
At one point, Winslet personally covered the expenses for the entire cast and crew for two weeks.
—Federica Polidoro, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Dec. 2024
Your name, address or phone number: Chatbots aren’t designed to handle personally identifiable info.
—Kim Komando, Fox News, 20 Dec. 2024
Interestingly, Hight personally recommended Prock as his replacement.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Personally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/personally. Accessed 6 Jan. 2025.
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