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You can draw strokes over multiple people to isolate them together in the same mask.
Using Matte Finesse Controls
There are plenty of situations where a seemingly problematic mask can be improved using the Smart Refine and Matte Finesse controls at the right of the Magic Mask palette. If the mask is only a few pixels off, and the color adjustment you want to make is reasonably subtle, you can probably use Blur Radius and In/Out Ratio to create a soft edge that falls off just at the outer edge of the subject (so as not to create a halo effect) with which to make your adjustment.
(Left) The hard edges of the initial mask aren’t quite close enough to the edges of the woman’s arm to make a subtle adjustment, (Right) Using the Blur Radius and In/Out Ratio controls to create soft edges that don’t extend past the subject to make a useful mask