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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

Having watched from the sidelines when Rinaldo Persson beat Burrage the previous day, Boulter knew she would face a more difficult match than their difference in rankings suggested.

From BBC Nov. 12, 2023

Amabella Persson and Portunia Persson glared at each other.

From "The Graveyard Book" by Neil Gaiman

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