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A good story requires characters, and Mr. Kukushkin personifies atoms, chemicals, even entire biological kingdoms, using whimsical drama to illustrate fundamental principles of biochemistry.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 13, 2025

In his maqāma, Ibn al-Wardi personifies the plague as a mischievous wanderer who brings death to one region after another over a 15-year journey.

From Science Daily • Nov. 11, 2025

“The shadow personifies everything that the subject refuses to acknowledge about himself,” Jung wrote.

From Slate • Apr. 27, 2025

I ask her what it best personifies about L.A.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 14, 2024

It truly represents, embodies and personifies the great Socialistic movement of the day.

From Cannibals all! or, Slaves without masters by Fitzhugh, George