as in immediately
in person and usually privately
the hostess told me personally that I was invited
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As such, Luka will take this matchup personally for as long as Harrison is the team’s GM, and Patrick Dumont owns the franchise.
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Mac Engel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Feb. 2025
Last summer, Louis Vuitton’s men’s creative director, Pharrell Williams, personally invited her to perform at the Prelude to the Paris Olympics at Fondation Louis Vuitton.
—Funmi Fetto, Vogue, 25 Feb. 2025
The New York mayor also personally traveled to Mar-a-Lago and met with Trump in Florida before he was inaugurated.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 15 Feb. 2025
Sports were an integral part of Pat O’Malley’s life — not just professionally but personally.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 14 Feb. 2025
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Mac Engel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Feb. 2025
Last summer, Louis Vuitton’s men’s creative director, Pharrell Williams, personally invited her to perform at the Prelude to the Paris Olympics at Fondation Louis Vuitton.
—Funmi Fetto, Vogue, 25 Feb. 2025
The New York mayor also personally traveled to Mar-a-Lago and met with Trump in Florida before he was inaugurated.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 15 Feb. 2025
Sports were an integral part of Pat O’Malley’s life — not just professionally but personally.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 14 Feb. 2025
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“Personally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/personally. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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