careers

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He soon switched careers and became a teacher, resulting in his salary dropping to $19,000 per year.

From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026

Many Chinese professionals continue to build careers in the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

Two guys in their 20s with no relevant experience used a chatbot to terminate the grants of scholars who had spent careers earning the kind of expertise the process was designed to evaluate.

From Slate • May 14, 2026

Is it damaging for artists’ careers to pull down dates over low sales?

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

Because German actors, actresses, producers, and directors were now all beholden to him for their careers, they began to flock around Goebbels, fawning over him and soliciting his favor.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown