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salesman

[seylz-muhn] / ˈseɪlz mən /


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Six months ago, Rebecca Holder contacted the BBC after a visit from stair lift salesman Jason Sarver.

From BBC Aug. 4, 2026

They eventually settled in San Diego, where Saleh’s father, now a church deacon, worked as a car salesman.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 9, 2026

The salesman also pitched BYD’s lithium-iron-phosphate battery as safer than some Western technologies.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 7, 2026

Palacios said her husband, Jonathan Suarez, a 36- year-old salesman, was inside a shop in a small hotel when the quakes struck.

From Barron's Jun. 28, 2026

Being a successful salesman like Golomb is a task that places extraordinary demands on the ability to thin-slice.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell

You can see why Wall Street salesmen are lying to you.

From MarketWatch Aug. 10, 2026

Like “Born in the U.S.A.” and “Rockin’ in the Free World,” “Pink Houses” was practically destined to be misinterpreted by elected salesmen peddling easy fantasies.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 10, 2026

Blue Owl’s future will depend on whether Ostrover and Lipschultz, two of Wall Street’s smoothest salesmen, can assuage concerns.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 2, 2026

By contrast, when Franglen composed the music for the Wind Traders - a nomadic clan of salesmen, who travel by airship - he could let his imagination run wild.

From BBC Dec. 12, 2025

“Why do you keep going to these snake oil salesmen? It’s been years and nothing you’ve done has brought your gift back,” Grandma snaps.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold




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