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lifer

[lahy-fer] / ˈlaɪ fər /




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Davey Lopes was an all time Dodger and baseball lifer.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2026

Snead is a scouting and player personnel lifer but also something of a renaissance man.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 25, 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

His successor is John Furner, a Walmart WMT -0.06%decrease; red down pointing triangle lifer who has been leading Walmart U.S. for several years.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 14, 2025

The release of Diane Jones, a condemned lifer, gave hope to all of the other lifers at Tutwiler.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson




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