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But there’s a clear winner in this year’s turn-of-the-century New York rat race created by Julian Fellowes: Jack Trotter.
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Matt Donnelly, Variety, 11 Aug. 2025
While some users view these platforms as a way to earn some extra cash on the weekend, Rodgers and others are using them as a launch pad into entrepreneurship and a way to escape the 9-to-5 rat race.
—Rachel Barber, USA Today, 31 July 2025
There's no doubt whoever comes out of this liberal rat race will be sent packing when Iowans re-elect America First fighter Mariannette Miller-Meeks next fall.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 June 2025
Eventually needing a respite from the corporate rat race in New York City, Jurkschat sought out a similar connection to Mother Nature among the Concrete Jungle’s sidewalks and skyscrapers.
—Michael Loré, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
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Matt Donnelly, Variety, 11 Aug. 2025
While some users view these platforms as a way to earn some extra cash on the weekend, Rodgers and others are using them as a launch pad into entrepreneurship and a way to escape the 9-to-5 rat race.
—Rachel Barber, USA Today, 31 July 2025
There's no doubt whoever comes out of this liberal rat race will be sent packing when Iowans re-elect America First fighter Mariannette Miller-Meeks next fall.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 June 2025
Eventually needing a respite from the corporate rat race in New York City, Jurkschat sought out a similar connection to Mother Nature among the Concrete Jungle’s sidewalks and skyscrapers.
—Michael Loré, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
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“Rat race.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rat%20race. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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