IN PERSON Definition & Meaning

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Also, in the flesh . In one's physical presence, as in He applied for the job in person , or I couldn't believe it, but there she was, in the flesh . The first expression dates from the mid-1500s. The variant, from the 1300s, was long used to allude to the bodily resurrection of Jesus, but later acquired its looser meaning. Charles Dickens has it in Our Mutual Friend (1865): “The minutes passing on, and no Mrs. W. in the flesh appearing.”

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Weather you watch in person or on TV, you’ll be able to tell your kids that you saw it happen!

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Democrats were able to maintain the liberal majority on the court despite the tens of millions of dollars spent by conservative groups, including by tech billionaire Elon Musk, who campaigned there in person.

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He needs to be dealt with in any way possible — and that includes meeting him in person.

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Since May 2023, voters have had to show a valid form of photo identification at polling stations to vote in person.

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He made the race a referendum on himself, even turning up in person on Sunday to tell people that it would be the end of America if the liberal won.

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