career
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Maresca, meanwhile, was just beginning his career in management.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
Bermúdez, the effusive mood-lifter of the group, was gunning for a career as a soloist when he entered the ring.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026
Over the course of his career, Ogogo won numerous awards and earned critical acclaim for his role in the movie Anikulapo, where he played the Alaafin of Oyo - the most revered king in Yorubaland.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
Meghan’s career trajectory meanwhile will also be closely monitored.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
Okay, so maybe family therapist was out as a future career option for Jonah.
From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
Throughout these tales, the careers of eminent scientific figures intertwine with the lives of ordinary people.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
The restraining order follows a Colorado court ruling on July 31 that granted athletes who began their collegiate careers in the 2022-23 season a fifth year of eligibility for the upcoming season.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2026
Prime Minister Andy Burnham has said he wants teenagers to have technical routes into careers that could rival the path of a traditional university degree.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
The late 1990s was littered with the careers of people who had called the stock-market bubble, but too early.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 20, 2026
Fixing me and the Cotswold are her new careers.
From "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson
Their running total of transfer fees long since careered past the £25m mark.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
As to why the ride careered off the rails, McCullum gave us a clue on his very first day in the job.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026
The invasion was an outpouring of emotion but it careered so far over the line as to be an outrage.
From BBC ● May 16, 2026
The driver was arrested after the vehicle careered from a main square down a major city centre street, close to historic sites.
From Barron's ● May 4, 2026
Across the foaming water, to and fro, the boat careered like a ball of tumbleweed blown on the autumn plains, but intact still.
From "The Odyssey" by Homer
The accident, which saw the picture-postcard 19th-century Gloria tramway hurtle into a building after careering off the rails, shocked the Portuguese capital, laying bare fears over the safety of the popular yet ageing tourist attraction.
From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2025
The club doesn’t intend to keep careering ahead this way forever.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2025
Both aircraft were sent careering into the icy Potomac River on Wednesday night.
From BBC ● Jan. 30, 2025
Only after that point could turmoil begin: It was shattered by an impact and shifted outward to the asteroid belt, where subsequent impacts would have formed the Athor family and sent some careering toward Earth.
From Science Magazine ● Apr. 16, 2024
Maya could feel herself careering down the hill, the wheels starting to come off the cart even as she continued to pick up speed.
From "Far from the Tree" by Robin Benway
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