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# Person of the Year

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# Person of the Year
Elon Musk is Time's Person of the Year
US gymnast Simone Biles was Time’s sportsperson of the year, and Covid-19 vaccine scientists the Heroes of the Year.
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Dec 13th 2021, 12:53 PM
# Person of the Year
Joe Biden and Kamala Harris named Time magazine’s Person of the Year
The magazine remarks that the pair are ‘Changing America’s story’.
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Dec 11th 2020, 7:13 AM
# twitter spat
'Chill Greta': Trump mocks Thunberg after she was named Time's Person of the Year
In response, Thunberg changed her Twitter bio to read “Currently chilling”.
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Dec 12th 2019, 4:43 PM
# Person of the Year
Greta Thunberg named Time magazine's Person of the Year
The magazine cover has a picture of Thunberg with the subtitle “The Power of Youth.”
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Dec 11th 2019, 1:11 PM
# war on truth
'The Guardians': Jamal Khashoggi and other journalists named Time Person of the Year
The magazine’s editor-in-chief said “manipulation and abuse of truth” is a common thread in many of this year’s headlines.
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Dec 11th 2018, 2:06 PM
# making headlines
Donald Trump, Jamal Khashoggi and Meghan Markle nominated for Time’s Person of the Year
Every year the publication recognises the person or group of people who most influenced the news and the world — for better or for worse.
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Dec 10th 2018, 5:27 PM
# me too
'Silence breakers' named as Time's Person of the Year
The award is dedicated to people who went public with allegations of sexual harassment and assault in Hollywood and beyond.
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Dec 6th 2017, 1:15 PM
# man (person)
17 of the best reactions to Trump's outraged tweet about Time's Person of the Year
“I said probably is no good and took a pass”
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Nov 25th 2017, 10:21 AM
# Confusion
Time magazine denies Trump's claim that he 'took a pass' on being Person of the Year
Trump said he took himself out of the running for the title.
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Nov 25th 2017, 8:24 AM
# make america great again
Donald Trump is TIME's Person of the Year 2016
The president-elect will move into the White House in January 2017.
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Dec 7th 2016, 12:58 PM
# good company
Shortlist for Time's Person of the Year: Trump, Farage, Erdogan... Beyoncé
This year’s Person of the Year will join recent winners such as Barack Obama and Angela Merkel.
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Dec 6th 2016, 7:32 AM
# Prime Numbers
How much will a can of beer cost you next year? It's the week in numbers
Plus: How many selfies did Teresa Mannion say she posed for in Ballina?
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Dec 12th 2015, 6:30 PM
# jenner vs trump
Here is the shortlist for Time's Person of the Year
Trump and Merkel are up against the leader of Islamic State.
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Dec 7th 2015, 3:40 PM
# choices choices
TIME Magazine asked if Kim Kardashian or Caitlyn Jenner should be 'Person of the Year'...
And people weren’t impressed. Don’t worry, they aren’t the only two nominees.
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Nov 29th 2015, 3:32 PM
# time to choose
Caitlyn or Kim? People are losing it over TIME's 'Person of the Year' tweet
Stand down, warriors.
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Nov 29th 2015, 2:50 PM
# Hero's Heart
The Ebola Fighters are TIME's 2014 Person of the Year
“They risked and persisted, sacrificed and saved.”
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Dec 10th 2014, 1:25 PM
# Narendra Modi
Time magazine ignores readers' choice for Person of the Year
Taylor Swift is on the shortlist. Narendra Modi isn’t.
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Dec 9th 2014, 10:50 AM
# entertainer of the year
Jennifer Lawrence visited a children's hospital on Sunday in her continued expression of soundness
Fair play.
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Dec 24th 2013, 4:00 PM
# 2013
Time Magazine names Pope Francis its Person of the Year
“He took the name of a humble saint and then called for a church of healing.”
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Dec 11th 2013, 12:51 PM
# Person of the Year
Miley Cyrus, Pope Francis or Snowden? TIME magazine to reveal Person of the Year
The competition is fierce.
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Dec 11th 2013, 7:15 AM
# pic of the day
Is this why Barack Obama is Time's Person of the Year?
He might be President of the United States but he can’t resist Spider-Man’s web.
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Dec 19th 2012, 3:43 PM
# Person of the Year
Sorry, Enda: Barack Obama named TIME's Person of the Year
This is the second time Obama has won; this time for retaining public trust “through crises and gridlock”.
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Dec 19th 2012, 12:58 PM
# Person of the Year
Time Magazine's Person of the Year is.... The Protester
Time says that protesters across the Middle East, Europe and North America changed the world in 2011 – but who were the runners up?
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Dec 14th 2011, 3:41 PM
# Greed is Good
Facebook's Zuckerberg named Time's Person of the Year
A public campaign to have WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange given one of publishing’s highest honours ultimately falls short.
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Dec 15th 2010, 1:22 PM