career
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He left Oman Air in early 2025, people familiar with his career said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
Cesar Azpilicueta was an all-encompassing leader for Chelsea - and, now retired, he reflects on how his passion for education and attention to detail helped him build a career at the highest level.
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026
“I think luckily for me, I started my career in an offense that was similar to that, and just understanding you never know when it’s going to come, but just to be ready,” Thybulle said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026
The film follows the whirlwind, two-month career of The Wonders, a group so replacement-level that we first meet them arguing over “The” band names that are already taken.
From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026
The past version of us came barreling around the corner, bickering and insulting one another like it was our professional career.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
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Next came the Daytime Emmy-winning TV series “Pee-wee’s Playhouse,” which ran from 1986 through 1990 and helped kick-start the careers of now well-known stars including Phil Hartman, Laurence Fishburne and S. Epatha Merkerson.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
Some young adults’ experiences in the job market or the workplace have inspired them to transform their careers.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026
Former minister Alan Milburn says children as young as four should be learning about different careers, with work experience placements made mandatory for 14- to 16-year-olds.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
Both worked at Bear Stearns earlier in their careers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
I would add that to my list of careers.
From "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd
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Two systems that could have slowed an Amazon Air flight that crashed in Miami over the weekend weren’t deployed before the plane careered off a runway and crashed into nearby vehicles, investigators said late Tuesday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
The driver was arrested after the vehicle careered from a main square down a major city centre street, close to historic sites.
From Barron's ● May 4, 2026
In the latest incident in Leipzig, a Volkswagen Taigo car careered from a major square in the old town down a busy pedestrian zone, travelling hundreds of metres.
From Barron's ● May 4, 2026
The incident happened on the final bend of the men's keirin semi-finals as the two riders careered over the barriers at a speed of about 35mph at the track in Dudenhofen, western Germany.
From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2025
Across the foaming water, to and fro, the boat careered like a ball of tumbleweed blown on the autumn plains, but intact still.
From "The Odyssey" by Homer
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Being closer, or watching from the air, doesn’t diminish the awe one feels watching the waves, and the bodies within them, careering toward the Portuguese beach.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 24, 2026
The accident, which saw the picture-postcard 19th-century Gloria tramway hurtle into a building after careering off the rails, shocked the Portuguese capital, laying bare fears over the safety of the popular yet ageing tourist attraction.
From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2025
She said she had looked out of the window when she heard a screeching sound and saw the bus "come careering into the river".
From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2025
Only after that point could turmoil begin: It was shattered by an impact and shifted outward to the asteroid belt, where subsequent impacts would have formed the Athor family and sent some careering toward Earth.
From Science Magazine ● Apr. 16, 2024
Almost before Min had finished speaking, he was flying down the road with the cart careering crazily before him.
From "A Single Shard" by Linda Sue Park
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