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‘Persons can be popular.’

[⟨det (plur person.n)⟩ popular.a]

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In Wikipedia:

Research by Swiss food historians indicates that the “Murren” were a specialty of Zrich’s bakers up until the 20th century, at which time they became popular in other parts of Switzerland, with the exception of Ticino where they are almost unknown.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

They’re popular in this school also, they’re here because their management have sent them to learn English and at the same time to earn a degree.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Ever wonder why some people are popular?
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In Wikipedia:

Supertramp attained superstardom in the United States, Canada, and most of Europe, although they were not quite as popular in their home country, the UK.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

The reasons why they are so popular are they are easy to use, they burn more calories per hour used as compared with other equipment, they create less impact on your body compared with walking or running on hard surfaces and their convenient location inside your home.
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They are popular in the summer, particularly “Queen Elizabeth Gardens” as the water there is shallow and slow – flowing enough to enter safely.
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They apparently became popular after being’discovered’ by Cromwell’s troops while they were stationed at Reading during the English Civil War. is the Japanese term for a breed of Berkshire pig given to Japan by English diplomats in the 1800s.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

One of the reasons they were so popular was because of their TV commercials.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Don’t link to personal blogs unless they are already popular and not yours. 2.
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In 1249 a Royal Charter for a weekly market and an annual fair was granted, they are both still very popular, with a Friday market in the town hall and a May fair in the playing fields.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Wecan *n’t worry if we’re popular (macrowise) we must tell the truth with style and passion.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

They are popular for the moment, but they have nothing to do with historic evangelicalism or the biblical principles that made evangelicalism an important idea.
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These people oddly can be successful or trash, yet some how they mix together into the coctail of popular people that everyone is always trying to be apart of (personally I think its better to be a nobody then be apart of this category).
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Some people are so popular, they seem like celbrities.
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In Wikipedia:

They are especially popular during the holidays, but in Minnesota and some other parts of the Midwest, people eat them all year.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Because of them, I now know that approximately 10 people have taken a glance at these postings. 10 people is popular enough for me.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Wecan *n’t worry if we’re popular (macrowise) we must tell the truth with style and passion.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

They became popular in the 1950s in America.
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I would imagine they will be popular for similar reasons.
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Queried on 2013-05-26.