salesman

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The former, which Miller once considered calling “The Inside of His Head,” is fluidly constructed, playing fast and loose with time as it tracks the disintegrating mental life of down-and-out salesman Willy Loman.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

“Aren’t you trying to support local business or something?” the salesman said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 14, 2026

Or as my father, the car salesman, would describe it, “they were negotiating.”

From Salon • Mar. 6, 2026

Some said war was all but inevitable, while one salesman who gave his name as Mehdi predicted the negotiations would succeed, saying: "The Americans are bluffing."

From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026

But he is also a great salesman because he understands when to put the brakes on that process: when to consciously resist a particular kind of snap judgment.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell