parlayed
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He has parlayed his popularity into appearances at fan conventions and paid recordings for die-hard listeners.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026
Later that year Folger parlayed a casual exchange with Robert Redford during a campus Q&A into a several-years-long mentorship.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026
A consummate insider, Winer had parlayed six years as chief of staff to Democratic Sen. Brian Schatz of Hawaii into a lucrative lobbying career with a firm called Strategies 360.
From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026
Faye, and her husband/producing partner, have parlayed this notoriety into indie, cool-kid projects that are just commercial enough that some of the target audiences’ boomer parents may also watch.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026
“The kind that can then be parlayed into awesome merchandising opportunities?”
From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray
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