person-to-person

adjective or adverb

: involving two people or going directly from one person to another person
person-to-person communication
The reporter talked person-to-person with the hostage.

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Autoimmune diseases rarely manifest in the same way, person-to-person. Erin Moriarty, Time, 21 May 2026 No person-to-person spread has been detected, but scientists are watching closely for mutations that could change that. Andrés Henao, The Conversation, 7 June 2026 Andes virus is the only hantavirus known to have documented person-to-person transmission, though such spread is considered rare. Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 18 May 2026 There are a handful of studies that have investigated how the Andes hantavirus spreads, and there have been past outbreaks where person-to-person spread was observed. Tanya Lewis, Scientific American, 13 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for person-to-person

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“Person-to-person.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/person-to-person. Accessed 9 Jul. 2026.

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