career
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A former Yale offensive lineman, he started his career as a high school football coach after an unsuccessful attempt to make the NFL and now describes himself as a “lifelong entrepreneur.”
From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026
Sister Rita grew up in the Philippines, where she studied business in college and assumed she’d have a normal career and get married.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
British actor Anthony Head, whose decades-long acting career includes roles in ‘Ted Lasso’ and ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer,’ has died.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026
Laviolette’s coaching experience stretches 1,594 games, the ninth-highest career total, with six teams: the Capitals, Flyers, Islanders, Hurricanes and Predators.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
So without him, there’s no way my student government career ever could have reached the summit I hit today.
From "Linked" by Gordon Korman
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