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Persson

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[pair-suhn, per-sawn] / ˈpɛər sən, ˈpɛr sɔn /

noun

  1. Göran born 1949, prime minister of Sweden 1996–2006.


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He and his best friend, Killian Persson, both liked Mikael.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025

About the author: Martin E. Persson is an assistant professor of accountancy at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and a public voices fellow through The OpEd Project.

From Barron's • Oct. 13, 2025

The Swedish part of the research group has also been led by Jenny Persson, professor at the Department of Molecular Biology at Umeå University.

From Science Daily • Dec. 3, 2024

Burrage, ranked 279 places higher than her opponent, let slip a 4-0 lead to lose 6-4 6-1 to Kajsa Rinaldo Persson.

From BBC • Nov. 11, 2023

Roderick Persson said, “If you’ll forgive me asking, but your guardian. He is well?”

From "The Graveyard Book" by Neil Gaiman

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