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Recent Examples of career
Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Oct. 2024
When her career first began, the star stayed at the hotel during the 1940s and posed for her first print ad on the pool's diving board.
—Julie Jordan, People.com, 24 Oct. 2024
Kori Schake, Foreign Affairs, 24 Aug. 2021
The birds of Eagle Pass called it out, careering noisily over the rooftops of this city on the border, and Mireya Muñoz pressed her hands together to pray.
—Christopher Maag, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2024
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Noun
This was not an easy decision, as my time here has been one of the most fulfilling and rewarding experiences of my career.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Oct. 2024
When her career first began, the star stayed at the hotel during the 1940s and posed for her first print ad on the pool's diving board.
—Julie Jordan, People.com, 24 Oct. 2024
Verb
Key steps include educating political appointees at the top of the interagency process, providing professional development to career civil servants, and increasing awareness within the legislative branch of the processes by which civilians at all levels exercise oversight of military policy.
—Kori Schake, Foreign Affairs, 24 Aug. 2021
The birds of Eagle Pass called it out, careering noisily over the rooftops of this city on the border, and Mireya Muñoz pressed her hands together to pray.
—Christopher Maag, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for career
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Learning to live with the state of the world’s a daily practice.Kate Guadagnino, New York Times, 21 Nov. 2024
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The wine program at Mother Wolf stocks more than 400 labels, focusing on Italy’s Piedmont, Tuscany and Sardinia, with multi-generational family producers and emerging estates and an emphasis on organic and sustainable practices.Melinda Sheckells, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Nov. 2024
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As this incremental progress continues, scientists are racing to figure out why some frog species are more susceptible to Bd than others.Martin J. Kernan, Discover Magazine, 16 Nov. 2024
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Beyond basic chatbot capabilities, companies are racing to develop more sophisticated AI tools.Britney Nguyen, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
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This two-story home boasts a generous living space with four bedrooms and three bathrooms.Bay Area Home Report, The Mercury News, 12 Nov. 2024
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In combination with the mild climate, this creates an environment perfectly suited for yachting and fine living.Dubai Tourism Contributor, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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Police said the man was crossing Rose Street and was struck by a vehicle driven by a 79-year-old Berkeley woman woman that was traveling eastbound on Rose Street.Harry Harris, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
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All trucks that travel California roads must be fully transitioned to clean technology by 2045.Pat Maio, Orange County Register, 16 Nov. 2024
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Don Luigi Ciotti, a seventy-nine-year-old priest, has become a household name in Italy for his lifework as an anti-Mafia activist.Hannah Jocelyn, The New Yorker, 24 Sep. 2024
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What has defined his lifework has been the 30 months between the two.Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 Jan. 2024
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Three years later, wildlife experts enlisted a team of local helpers for just 24 hours to speed up the area’s environmental recovery.Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 7 Nov. 2024
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Continue to speed up the container, and more of these perfect tornadoes will slither in from the rim.Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 6 Nov. 2024
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The project was mentioned during Thursday’s meeting of the Mars Exploration Program Analysis Group, which is dedicated to supporting NASA missions to the Red Planet.Michael Kan, PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
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But with the right gear and know-how a mobile mission during the rut can make for an all-time great deer hunting experience.Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 7 Nov. 2024
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Among the victims rushed to hospital, many had eye injuries, missing fingers or gaping holes in their abdomens, Reuters witnesses saw, indicating their proximity to the devices at the time of detonation.Reuters, NBC News, 11 Nov. 2024
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As anticipated, some waits appeared throughout the day, particularly as voters rushed to cast ballots in the hours before polls closed.Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 6 Nov. 2024
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“Career.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/career. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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