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as in to race
to proceed or move quickly
she careered off to the class she'd almost forgotten
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Recent Examples of career
Jason Anderson, Sacramento Bee, 3 Feb. 2025
With three total wins, Beyoncé added to her record-setting career haul of 35 and also became just the fourth black woman to earn Album of the Year in Grammy history.
—Spin Staff, SPIN, 3 Feb. 2025
Evan Osnos, The New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2024
As the ship careers out of control, Osha reaches beyond the bars of her prison for her pocket-size personal droid assistant, Pip.
—Noel Murray, Vulture, 4 June 2024
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Noun
Honors and accolades Fox earned All-Star and All-NBA Third Team honors for the first time in his career.
—Jason Anderson, Sacramento Bee, 3 Feb. 2025
With three total wins, Beyoncé added to her record-setting career haul of 35 and also became just the fourth black woman to earn Album of the Year in Grammy history.
—Spin Staff, SPIN, 3 Feb. 2025
Verb
Hurricanes ravaged the Gulf Coast and Appalachia; Israel and Iran careered toward war.
—Evan Osnos, The New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2024
As the ship careers out of control, Osha reaches beyond the bars of her prison for her pocket-size personal droid assistant, Pip.
—Noel Murray, Vulture, 4 June 2024
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Noun
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The practice preceded and then coincided with the enslavement of more than 12 million Africans in the Americas, though its methods and visibility differed.—
Marc Ramirez,
USA TODAY,
6 Feb. 2025
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In both the public and private sector, diversity initiatives have covered a range of practices, from anti-discrimination training and conducting pay equity studies to making efforts to recruit more members of minority groups and women as employees.—
Gqlshare,
Sun Sentinel,
6 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Evolving since 2001’s The Fast and the Furious from looking at underground street racing to global espionage, the films have Ludacris playing Tej, a tech-savvy mechanic, race organizer and hacker who is a core member of Dominic Toretto’s (Vin Diesel) crew.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
4 Feb. 2025
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Listen to this article While NFL teams race to hire younger coaches in search of the next Sean McVay, two defensive coordinators in their 60s are providing an important reminder in Super Bowl 59: Experience matters.—
Pat Leonard,
New York Daily News,
3 Feb. 2025
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So, the big question is: who pays for so many people to play video games for a living?—
Issy van der Velde,
Rolling Stone,
4 Feb. 2025
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Why did the percentage of Americans farming for a living radically shrink?—
Greg Rosalsky,
NPR,
4 Feb. 2025
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Her home takes its cues from Milan design, mixing vintage and artisanal pieces, a style Elsesser has been drawn to since her many travels to Italy’s fashion capital.—
Claudia Williams,
Architectural Digest,
4 Feb. 2025
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The 35-time Grammy Award-winning singer has released the dates for her upcoming tour, which will travel to cities around the U.S. plus London and Paris.—
Caché McClay,
USA TODAY,
4 Feb. 2025
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Plus: Big Tech’s swearing in Amanda Petrusich remembers Garth Hudson An origami master who lost his lifework in the L.A. fires What if the Attention Crisis Is All a Distraction?—
Erin Neil,
The New Yorker,
24 Jan. 2025
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Young artists want to reclaim their vision READ PART 2:Native art, Native artists: Breaking down the 'wall': Indigenous art masters inspired to rebel against gatekeepers How an accident led to a career Pruitt came to his lifework literally by accident.—
Debra Utacia Krol,
USA TODAY,
30 Nov. 2024
Verb
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Trump has promised to cut taxes and ease regulations on business, which could speed GDP growth.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
30 Jan. 2025
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The answer was to stretch the silicon crystal lattice somewhat, allowing charge to speed through faster.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
29 Jan. 2025
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Proceeds will benefit the Springsteen Center’s mission to not only preserve artifacts related to the Boss’ career but also produce exhibitions and other programs celebrating American music in all its forms.—
SPIN Staff,
SPIN,
28 Jan. 2025
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In the control room, 25 engineers reviewed live data during the mission.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
The Mercury News,
28 Jan. 2025
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Meanwhile Malcolm rushed to make it to the hospital in time, with toxic friend Derek (David Fynn) in tow.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
31 Jan. 2025
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In response to the ongoing changes, some groups of researchers are now rushing to archive the CDC website in full.—
Katherine J. Wu,
The Atlantic,
31 Jan. 2025
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“Career.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/career. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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