salesman

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The son of a bartender and a liquor salesman, he was raised in Portland, Ore. — which he and his family still called home.

From Los Angeles Times • May 16, 2026

The incredible double life of a spyware salesman turned spy.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 27, 2026

In 2007, a former Orleans Parish School Board president pleaded guilty to taking some $140,000 in kickbacks from a JRL salesman in return for purchasing $14 million in I CAN Learn contracts.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

We spot Mustafa the shoe salesman on the sidewalk outside his brightly lit shop, chatting with a few friends.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

He may have begun his investigation of the subprime mortgage market in the spirit of a Wall Street salesman, searching less for the truth than for a persuasive-sounding pitch.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis