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personally

[pur-suh-nl-ee] / ˈpɜr sə nl i /


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The principal in the account — the money she has personally contributed — can also be withdrawn without penalty.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 22, 2026

Potter personally took advantage of that deal, flying to Vietnam with a friend in 2019.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

On that, Bengen is personally pessimistic despite—or more accurately because of—the stock market’s strong performance in recent years.

From Barron's • Apr. 19, 2026

I just do what I want, how we want, not just personally, but with my family and friends and we go about our business the way we want to do it.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

“Oh, I wasn’t suggesting you personally were, like, doing a murder in nineteenth-century Damascus,” he started, even though he knew that was exactly what it sounded like.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny




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