lifer

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The pair told The New York Times' Athletic that, five years on, they still do not fully understand the sport - but Reynolds said he was now "a Wrexham lifer".

From BBC • Feb. 12, 2026

"I know I'm a football fan and a Wrexham lifer because I'm inconsolable when we lose," said Reynolds.

From BBC • Feb. 12, 2026

Suddenly, this golden-retriever lifer began to fall for a sweet little thing as cuddly as a broom.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025

He’s a 56-year-old media lifer with two writing degrees trying to automate his own freelance job, using A.I. to maintain an impossible human workload of low-paid gigs.

From Slate • May 21, 2025

Whether or not she had it planned at the time, Mary Jackson was on her way to becoming a Langley lifer.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly