salesmen

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Back in 1879, those clerks and salesmen and their wives who frequented bucket shops understood they were operating outside the bounds of Wall Street.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

In “Glengarry Glen Ross,” a group of real-estate salesmen is pushed to compete fiercely after their new, no-nonsense boss raises the stakes of their monthly sales contest.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 29, 2025

A 1793 cartoon designed to imitate The Bum Shop called Cestina Warehouse or Belly Piece Shop shows two salesmen attending women who are shopping for tummy pads.

From Slate • Jul. 21, 2025

But now he's had to let three salesmen go.

From BBC • Jul. 11, 2025

Two muscular young men in undershirts, probably salesmen from the store, were gasping next to it.

From "Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution" by Ji-li Jiang