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Persis

British  
/ ˈpɜːsɪs /

noun

  1. an ancient region of SW Iran: homeland of the Achaemenid dynasty

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The CFPB’s complaint database is accessible by the FSA and state regulators, says Persis Yu, deputy executive director at the Student Borrower Protection Center.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 11, 2023

Visiting team Persis Solo is co-owned by Erick Thohir, a cabinet minister who was elected on Thursday to lead Indonesia's football federation.

From Reuters ● Feb. 17, 2023

Deputy executive director and managing counsel for the Student Borrower Protection Center, Persis Yu, says this will leave borrowers "in limbo" until the Supreme Court hears the case next year.

From Salon ● Dec. 15, 2022

“Establishing a Stanford Belmont campus presents exciting potential opportunities for our educational mission,” Provost Persis Drell said in a statement.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 17, 2022

When it irrupted, Forbes, greatly as he longed to dance again with Persis, invited Winifred for decorum's sake.

From What Will People Say? A novel by Rupert Hughes

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