veteran
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Cekada is a 20-year ATF veteran, a fact in which gun-safety advocates have tried to take some reassurance.
From Salon • Jun. 2, 2026
Garrett, 30, is a nine-year veteran, five-time All-Pro and two-time defensive player of the year.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026
Over the summer, Gap appointed another Nike veteran, Maggie Gauger, as Athleta’s new CEO.
From MarketWatch • May 31, 2026
Everyone else has not been good enough, or not had the mentality, to see veteran Djokovic off.
From BBC • May 29, 2026
Why did veteran Himalayan guides keep moving upward, ushering a gaggle of relatively inexperienced amateurs—each of whom had paid as much as $65,000 to be taken safely up Everest—into an apparent death trap?
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
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