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career

[kuh-reer] / kəˈrɪər /


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His artistic career began while studying art on a football scholarship at USC, where he met and was mentored by Hungarian painter Francis de Erdely.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

An exhibition focuses on a brief period of the artist’s career that set him on a trajectory for global fame.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

“How quickly am I going to have to switch out of a career path I definitely love to do something more stable?”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

"But throughout their career U2 have always been about the new album, the next bunch of songs."

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

Hamilton had nearly perfect pitch for Washington’s language, having begun his public career drafting letters and memoranda for Washington’s signature as a staff officer during the war.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis