salesman
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Belgium's Prince Laurent has legally recognised 26-year-old former car salesman Clément Vandenkerckhove as his son and heir.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
Carney dons his best furniture salesman hat to make the pitch of a lifetime, a deal that could save Robert’s life, or take Carney’s.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
The salesman also pitched BYD’s lithium-iron-phosphate battery as safer than some Western technologies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
Palacios said her husband, Jonathan Suarez, a 36- year-old salesman, was inside a shop in a small hotel when the quakes struck.
From Barron's ● Jun. 28, 2026
He shook Mr. Trepid’s hand, but, noticing the red rash on Mr. Trepid’s hand and wrist, the salesman cut short the handshake.
From "Ruby Holler" by Sharon Creech
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You can see why Wall Street salesmen are lying to you.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 10, 2026
Like “Born in the U.S.A.” and “Rockin’ in the Free World,” “Pink Houses” was practically destined to be misinterpreted by elected salesmen peddling easy fantasies.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
Several stars took on side gigs as car salesmen, of sorts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 6, 2026
By contrast, when Franglen composed the music for the Wind Traders - a nomadic clan of salesmen, who travel by airship - he could let his imagination run wild.
From BBC ● Dec. 12, 2025
Xerox created a new, better machine only to have it sell less well than the inferior older ones—until they figured out the salesmen got a bigger commission for selling the older one.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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