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anyone
[ en-ee-wuhn, -wuhn ]
pronoun
- any person at all; anybody:
Did anyone see the accident?
anyone
/ ˈɛnɪˌwʌn; -wən /
pronoun
- any person; anybody
- used with a negative or a question a person of any importance
is he anyone in this town?
- often preceded by just any person at random; no matter who
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The global media attention given to the death of Pope Francis and his funeral, which takes place today at St Peter's Basilica, and the obvious affection felt for him by millions of people around the world, will come as no surprise to anyone who watched his 12-year pontificate unfold.
Making the big time never prompted Schwesinger to big-time anyone because of a humble, hard-working nature that led teammate Bryan Addison to call him “Captain America.”
"Autistic people have the same hopes, dreams and yes, the same awkward dating moments as anyone else," Dani Bowman, one of the television show's star's said to US media.
"I honestly never meant to upset anyone. I thought I was going in every day and just delivering what was wanted. I didn't realise I was causing any problems."
“He remembered the smoke,” the statement read, and asked, “Did anyone get hurt?”
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