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personal column

British

noun

a newspaper column containing personal messages, advertisements by charities, requests for friendship, holiday companions, etc

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In a highly personal column, The Sun newspaper's showbiz editor Dan Wootton recounted how he was bullied at school by people using the same language as Maynard had tweeted.

From BBC • Nov. 22, 2017

It all started on 4 May 1956 with a small advert in the personal column of the Times.

From BBC • May 3, 2016

She wrote a deeply personal column Thursday in her paper, noting she was the same age - 35 - as the woman at the center of the 1992 Supreme Court ruling.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 15, 2012

Several of the better tailoring firms have advertised in the personal column of the Times, regretting that they cannot accept orders for the next six months.

From Time Magazine Archive

“This note in the personal column ought to interest you. ‘

From "On the Far Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George

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