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salesman

[seylz-muhn] / ˈseɪlz mən /


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Oscar nominee Chiwetel Ejiofor stars as Clark, a frustrated furniture store salesman struggling following the breakup of his marriage.

From BBC • May 29, 2026

The son of a bartender and a liquor salesman, he was raised in Portland, Ore. — which he and his family still called home.

From Los Angeles Times • May 16, 2026

The incredible double life of a spyware salesman turned spy.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 27, 2026

With a $127,000 federal tax lien on his New Orleans-area home in 2007 and a bank foreclosing on a second home in Florida, Alvendia joined Star Academy as a national salesman.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

“What are you driving now?” the salesman asked.

From "Ruby Holler" by Sharon Creech




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