salesman
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Six months ago, Rebecca Holder contacted the BBC after a visit from stair lift salesman Jason Sarver.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
To my knowledge, Carney’s creator is neither crook nor salesman, but Whitehead can lay claim to those other two mantles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
In the dealership I visited, a BYD sedan starts at 49,690 euros, compared with a Tesla model that the salesman estimated at around 65,000 euros.
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
The salesman, who was close to Hale, admitted that he had no proof of the debt and that he had simply desired his commission.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
It’s often surprising how few people — including not only investors but also Wall Street salesmen — actually seem to understand stock prices.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 5, 2026
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
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
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
Local car salesmen wanted to roll over and play dead when one of the Langley fellas pulled into the lot, fearing a barrage of nonsensical and unanswerable technical questions.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
