sportsman
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The UK's first billionaire sportsman has been in so many adverts from Home Depot to Bank of America, you could be forgiven for forgetting what brand he is actually representing.
From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2026
But I lead a great life and I use my coping mechanisms from being an international sportsman.
From BBC ● Jun. 8, 2026
Former Manchester United and England star David Beckham has become Britain's first billionaire sportsman, according to the 2026 Sunday Times Rich List.
From Barron's ● May 15, 2026
“A lot of people paint me as a moderate because I’m a sportsman and I have a deer rifle and I go duck hunting and stuff like that.”
From Salon ● Oct. 6, 2025
I know you to be a sportsman and a gentleman, and I am looking forward to some exciting chess games with you.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
After all that happened in Australia, should the players not be taking it upon themselves to quell talk of a drinking culture and act like high-performance sportsmen?
From BBC ● Jun. 21, 2026
Heraskevych insisted on Tuesday that he would wear the helmet, which carries pictures of Ukrainian sportsmen and women killed since Russian forces invaded in 2022, during the men's skeleton heats on Thursday.
From Barron's ● Feb. 11, 2026
This catapulted the Boom writers onto the world stage, transforming them into household names throughout Latin America, “like film or pop stars, sportsmen or politicians.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 13, 2025
Those sportsmen brought dissent where it needed to be heard: in the face of power, during their brightest moments, at risk to their livelihoods.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 4, 2025
Some of the most upsetting news for southern sportsmen concerned the bobwhite quail.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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