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They inherited $10 million from their grandparents, go skydiving on weekends, are gainfully employed, and do not need the money right now.

From MarketWatch Aug. 17, 2026

A variety of factors contribute to career stagnation, even among professionals who are gainfully employed or switch jobs.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 1, 2026

At the center of this story is a gainfully employed layabout, an unnamed, possibly mythical “friend of a friend.”

From Salon Jan. 14, 2026

He pointed out that Minguela didn’t have a criminal record and was gainfully employed, the primary breadwinner for his family.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 20, 2025

If I stay, I’m gainfully employ on a salary ain even startin to be a minimal wage.”

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole




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