careers

Example Sentences

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We’re not building for 30-year careers anymore — we’re staring at 50- and 60-year working lives, and that changes everything.

From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026

And since Ullman has had long careers in government and at investment giant Carlyle Group, that list has some heavy hitters.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026

He then threatened their careers and pensions if they did not obey.

From Salon • May 3, 2026

Fans of the first film appreciated how it centered the three female leads in Streep, Blunt and Hathaway, highlighting how ambitious they were in their careers.

From BBC • May 1, 2026

They began posing for posterity, writing letters to us as much as to one another, especially toward the end of their respective careers.

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