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Sagan studied hotel administration at Cornell University and parlayed his hospitality background into network planning at American.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
“Knowing Kim’s background in baseball, having her know the business of how to run a league, a no-brainer for me.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026
For decades, the sound blended into the city's background noise, as familiar and unremarkable as the traffic on the roads.
From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026
Sanchez, a 57-year-old congressman draws on the rural background of his mentor, former president Pedro Castillo, a schoolteacher jailed after a failed attempt to dissolve Congress in 2022.
From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026
He saw the panic in his face as the police drew closer, and he watched his body slowly blend into the background and disappear entirely.
From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste
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