career
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While Sheeran is a household name, he started his career busking in Ipswich and playing to tiny audiences in pubs around the county.
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
Close, 79, one of the most acclaimed actors of her generation, has received eight Oscar nominations over her career, including for “Fatal Attraction,” “Dangerous Liaisons,” “Albert Nobbs” and “The Wife.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
Timotheus Höttges is about to embark on the most ambitious test of his professional career: trying to push through the largest public-company merger in history.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
Fashioning your lead actor as a totem to project your thoughts about apathy and loneliness would be a risky move for anyone other than writer-director Amanda Kramer, who’s made a career out of brazen chicness.
From Salon • Jun. 10, 2026
Kok had a noble agenda: He wanted Bobby to continue his career, and he wanted to be a privileged witness to his games, as did almost all chess players.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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Academy Awards, List 5
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