parlayed
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A consummate insider, Winer had parlayed six years as chief of staff to Democratic Sen. Brian Schatz of Hawaii into a lucrative lobbying career with a firm called Strategies 360.
From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026
Along with another friend, Moore and Cregger founded the cheekily named group The Whitest Kids U’ Know, which parlayed its absurdist, often inappropriate humor into a television show that ran from 2007 to 2011.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
Faye, and her husband/producing partner, have parlayed this notoriety into indie, cool-kid projects that are just commercial enough that some of the target audiences’ boomer parents may also watch.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026
Fox executives said the transaction would give it "first-party data" and insight on Roku's more than 100 million global subscribers, an attribute Roku has parlayed into advertising revenue growth.
From Barron's ● Jun. 15, 2026
He parlayed not, but simply handed me sheets of quotations, bowed briefly, and walked out.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson
