go-getter
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We could be the go-getter, the people pleaser, the co-dependent one, or even the savior.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 27, 2026
Which young go-getter is going to take command?
From Slate ● Sep. 6, 2025
Times investigation, which the real-life Montañez cites in his 2024 defamation suit against the popular chip company, Garcia says he resonates with his character’s go-getter spirit.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 3, 2025
A brash go-getter, Sean Combs became an overnight millionaire when he launched Bad Boy Records in 1993 with a roster of top artists.
From BBC ● Feb. 5, 2025
“That young go-getter Eugene Hammond is behind this story,” he said.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
Some go-getters get up even earlier than 5 a.m.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 11, 2026
That’s right, all you go-getters out there: When you scream your 87th cover letter into the ghost-job void, there’s a one in three chance that your time was wasted for “no reason in particular.”
From Salon ● Jul. 28, 2024
They sound like so many of the tendencies that the internet is warning self-actualized go-getters against:
From Slate ● Dec. 1, 2023
You might not ever want to be in the nerd posse or ride with the millionaire go-getters but knowing your mindset and tendencies will help you find your best path.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 17, 2022
It turns out that even two committed go-getters with a deep love and a robust work ethic can’t will themselves into being pregnant.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
