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The short list for
for
X
Time's Person of
of
X
the
The short list
short list
X
for Time's Person of the
year begins with
with
X
a trio of
of
X
world leaders.
year begins with a trio
trio
X
of world leaders.
First up
up
X
, King Charles III. His crowning moment
First up, King Charles III. His crowning moment
crowning moment
X
came in
in
X
May, after
after
X
a decades-long
came in May, after a decades-long
decades-long
X
wait for
for
X
the throne and at
at
X
a moment of
of
X
wait for the throne
throne
X
and at a moment of
change for
for
X
the UK monarchy. I shall
change for the UK monarchy
monarchy
X
. I shall
strive to
to
X
follow the inspiring example I
strive
strive
X
to follow the inspiring
inspiring
X
example I
have been set. Russian President Vladimir have been set. Russian President Vladimir
Putin continued to
to
X
wage war in
Putin continued to wage war
wage war
X
in
Ukraine, now in its second year after
after
X
the
Ukraine, now in its second year after the
full-scale invasion, and Chinese President full-scale
full-scale
X
invasion, and Chinese President
Xi Jinping, who is serving an Xi Jinping, who is serving an
unprecedented third term and solidifying unprecedented
unprecedented
X
third term and solidifying
solidifying
X
his role as
as
X
one of
of
X
China's most powerful
his role as one of China's most powerful
and controversial leaders. Next on the and controversial leaders. Next on the
short list 2023 is biggest newsmakers short list
short list
X
2023 is biggest newsmakers
Sam Altman has made countless headlines Sam Altman has made countless
countless
X
headlines
in recent weeks for
for
X
getting fired and
in recent weeks for getting fired
fired
X
and
swiftly rehired as
as
X
CEO of
of
X
OpenAI, the
swiftly
swiftly
X
rehired as CEO of OpenAI, the
company behind
behind
X
ChatGPT, which is leading
company behind ChatGPT, which is leading
the AI revolution. Jerome Powell, Chairman the AI revolution. Jerome Powell, Chairman
of
of
X
the Federal Reserve is also on
on
X
the short
of the Federal Reserve is also on the short
list. Powell, faced with
with
X
the daunting task of
of
X
list. Powell, faced with
faced with
X
the daunting
daunting
X
task of
managing record inflation here in the US. managing record inflation here in the US.
Next, the Trump prosecutors, the team that Next, the Trump prosecutors
prosecutors
X
, the team that
led the first-ever indictment of
of
X
a US
led the first-ever indictment
indictment
X
of a US
president in
in
X
our nation's history. Trump
president in our nation's history. Trump
is facing more than
than
X
90 charges across
across
X
is facing more than 90 charges
charges
X
across
four separate cases. The short list now four separate cases. The short list
short list
X
now
moves to
to
X
Hollywood and the strikers that
moves to Hollywood and the strikers
strikers
X
that
brought the entire industry to
to
X
a
brought the entire industry to a
standstill. Actors and screenwriters were standstill
standstill
X
. Actors and screenwriters were
on
on
X
strike for most of
of
X
the year before
before
X
on strike for most of the year before
reaching a deal, pushing for
for
X
better pay
reaching a deal, pushing for
pushing for
X
better pay
and working conditions. Also on the short and working conditions. Also on the short
list: Hollywood's newest It Girl: list: Hollywood's newest It Girl
It Girl
X
:
"Hi Barbie!". The live-action movie was the "Hi Barbie!". The live-action movie was the
highest-grossing film of
of
X
the year
highest-grossing
highest-grossing
X
film of the year
earning 1.4 billion dollars and causing earning 1.4 billion dollars and causing
an explosion of
of
X
wealth, all pink
an explosion of wealth, all pink
everything. Then finally: everything. Then finally:
global superstar Taylor Swift. global superstar Taylor Swift.
The Grammy Award winner has had a The Grammy Award winner has had a
monumental year: re-released albums, record monumental
monumental
X
year: re-released albums, record
setting streams, and her "Eras" tour on
on
X
setting streams
streams
X
, and her "Eras" tour on
track to
to
X
become the highest-grossing
track to become the highest-grossing
highest-grossing
X
global tour of
of
X
all time. There you have
global tour of all time. There you have
it. Any thoughts? Taylor! It's going it. Any thoughts? Taylor! It's going
to
to
X
be Taylor, yeah Taylor. I wouldn't be
to be Taylor, yeah Taylor. I wouldn't be
surprised if they chose Taylor. The surprised if they chose Taylor. The
issues would fly off
off
X
the shelves
issues would fly off the shelves
Swifties would buy it. It's Taylor, Taylor Swifties would buy it. It's Taylor, Taylor
Swift. I heard it here first. Well, guess Swift. I heard it here first. Well, guess
what? We'll see you soon, okay? You can what? We'll see you soon, okay? You can
make your prediction. By the way, go on make your prediction
prediction
X
. By the way, go on
today.com, you can vote for
for
X
who you think
today.com, you can vote for who you think
it will be, and then tomorrow, no it will be, and then tomorrow, no
Wednesday. Today's Monday, Wednesday we Wednesday. Today's Monday, Wednesday we
will have the exclusive reveal of
of
X
Time's
will have the exclusive reveal of Time's
Person of
of
X
the Year. Look forward to
to
X
it.
Person of the Year. Look forward to it.
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for
X
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