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Greta Thunberg was Time magazine's Person of the Year in 2019 — told adults to do their homework, and they graded her A+.

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Time named Thunberg Person of the Year in 2019, recognizing her global impact on climate activism. She began striking for climate action in 2018, and within about a year, her activism had spread internationally.

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