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Time Person of the Year

By Charlotte Alter, Suyin Haynes and Justin Worland — 2019

For a moment, it’s as if Thunberg were the eye of a hurricane, a pool of resolve at the center of swirling chaos. In here, she speaks quietly. Out there, the entire natural world seems to amplify her small voice, screaming along with her. - Charlotte Alter, Suyin Haynes, Justin Worland

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