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Recent Examples of lifer
All of this has raised fears that Alexander and the rail minister Peter Hendy, an industry lifer, are determined to kill open access — whose operators would be too expensive to renationalize — altogether.
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Ian King, CNBC, 9 July 2025
Duffy, 66, is an industry lifer, first joining the Chicago Mercantile Exchange in 1980, and was in leadership during all the consequential decisions at the heart of this lawsuit.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 8 July 2025
Stagnation is the exact criticism most often levied against the franchise this 40-year-old Rockies lifer now prominently represents.
—Sam Blum, New York Times, 7 July 2025
Ekblad, a Panthers lifer, has thought about it, at least when asked before this series.
—Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 8 June 2025
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Ian King, CNBC, 9 July 2025
Duffy, 66, is an industry lifer, first joining the Chicago Mercantile Exchange in 1980, and was in leadership during all the consequential decisions at the heart of this lawsuit.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 8 July 2025
Stagnation is the exact criticism most often levied against the franchise this 40-year-old Rockies lifer now prominently represents.
—Sam Blum, New York Times, 7 July 2025
Ekblad, a Panthers lifer, has thought about it, at least when asked before this series.
—Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 8 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lifer
Noun
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This guide breaks down the pros and cons of each provider, comparing their plan structures, data policies, promotional offers and customer support.—
Roxanne Downer,
USA Today,
31 July 2025
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These include activities like making a decision, having a tough conversation, recalling things, reasoning through a complex problem, or weighing the pros and cons of an idea.—
Erica Sloan,
SELF,
30 July 2025
Noun
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While his leash might be short, the veteran has the support of his coaching staff and organization as the starter for the time being.—
Justin Grasso,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 July 2025
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But the veterans are still having their say in Europe — and beyond.—
Tamerra Griffin,
New York Times,
26 July 2025
Noun
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The former series has historically opened its doors to paroled and exonerated convicts (and even those with time served), from fraudstress Anna Delvey (season 33), to rapper Lil' Kim (season 8) to Real Housewife and tax evader Teresa Guidice (season 31).—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
1 July 2025
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Tim Matheson played Griff King, a former convict who earns a second chance working on Ponderosa during the show’s final season.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
People.com,
29 June 2025
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Its figures do not differentiate between civilians and combatants.—
Callum Sutherland,
Time,
24 July 2025
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Police responded quickly, separated the combatants and cleared the section.—
Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 July 2025
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Her jumpsuit is a couture twist on the cartoonish striped getup of a jailbird.—
Jemal Polson,
CNN Money,
8 May 2025
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Becomes a jailbird at a high-security zoo after he’s caught, with the newest Wallace & Gromit film, Vengeance Most Fowl, finding Feathers, all these years later, hell-bent on getting even with the duo who locked him up.—
Devon Ivie,
Vulture,
6 Jan. 2025
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Broadway theaters subsist on stunt-cast revivals of old warhorses; book publishers rely disproportionately on backlist sales.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
5 May 2025
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Considering its financial predicament and wealth of center backs, Barca could be tempted to sell the South American warhorse if a European rival tables his asking price.—
Tom Sanderson,
Forbes.com,
4 July 2025
Noun
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Their jailers offer the prisoners a deal: Option 1: If neither prisoner informs on the other, both will receive relatively light sentences.—
Michael Ashley,
Forbes.com,
29 July 2025
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The Florida court contrived a weird and arbitrary compromise, granting new sentencing hearings only to death row prisoners whose sentences were considered final after 2002, when the U.S. court issued a decision that was a precursor to Hurst’s.—
Orlando Sentinel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 July 2025
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An internal investigation found officers violated protocol by not properly checking on inmates, though LMDC officials also blamed other inmates for delaying notification.—
Marina Johnson,
Louisville Courier Journal,
24 July 2025
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Tito Martínez, one of the inmates, recalled that a prison nurse was watching.—
Gisela Salim-Peyer,
The Atlantic,
24 July 2025
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“Lifer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lifer. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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