salesman
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It has a ceiling, and it is set by your state legislature, not by the salesman.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 20, 2026
Mr. Anderson quotes one NFL head coach saying he looked “more like a damn aluminum siding salesman than a professional quarterback.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
Kimi Chi, a salesman from the central city of Taichung, had travelled through the night to be able to photograph the aircraft landing in Taitung.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
"They always claim I'm the best salesman," he laughs.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
He grinned that salesman grin and clapped Bobby Gene on the shoulder.
From "The Season of Styx Malone" by Kekla Magoon
Like “Born in the U.S.A.” and “Rockin’ in the Free World,” “Pink Houses” was practically destined to be misinterpreted by elected salesmen peddling easy fantasies.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
It’s often surprising how few people — including not only investors but also Wall Street salesmen — actually seem to understand stock prices.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 5, 2026
"We joke about basically being travelling T-shirt salesmen," singer Patrick Turner says.
From BBC ● Apr. 24, 2026
Back in 1879, those clerks and salesmen and their wives who frequented bucket shops understood they were operating outside the bounds of Wall Street.
From Barron's ● Apr. 7, 2026
And he knew that shepherds, like seamen and like traveling salesmen, always found a town where there was someone who could make them forget the joys of carefree wandering.
From "The Alchemist" by Paulo Coelho
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