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Recent Examples of lifer
Having a West Coast base makes a lot of sense for the star, who has been in a relationship with Kylie Jenner, a SoCal lifer, since 2023.
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Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 16 Mar. 2026
Fiddelke, a 23-year company lifer who has been Target’s operations chief and finance chief, told Fortune in an interview that the key to getting Target out of its rut is a culture and communication shift.
—Phil Wahba, Fortune, 6 Mar. 2026
Pat Williams, then the general manager of the Philadelphia 76ers, was thinking like a league lifer.
—Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Mar. 2026
Charlotte Elich is a South Pearl lifer, spearheading many of the street’s staple events like farmers markets, winter fest and a festival celebrating artisans worldwide called Global Love Fest.
—Max Scheinblum, Denver Post, 28 Feb. 2026
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Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 16 Mar. 2026
Fiddelke, a 23-year company lifer who has been Target’s operations chief and finance chief, told Fortune in an interview that the key to getting Target out of its rut is a culture and communication shift.
—Phil Wahba, Fortune, 6 Mar. 2026
Pat Williams, then the general manager of the Philadelphia 76ers, was thinking like a league lifer.
—Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Mar. 2026
Charlotte Elich is a South Pearl lifer, spearheading many of the street’s staple events like farmers markets, winter fest and a festival celebrating artisans worldwide called Global Love Fest.
—Max Scheinblum, Denver Post, 28 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lifer
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And perhaps most importantly, the internet wasn’t around for every aspect to be picked apart, and discussions of ever-expanding lore sat in friend groups, cons, or limited forums.—
Matthew Razak,
Space.com,
13 Apr. 2026
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Court documents show this rate con sheet on the left is the original.—
Ashley Velie,
CBS News,
12 Apr. 2026
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Cheadle clearly figured out that his main job here is to cue her up and get out of her way; that is greatly to this veteran actor’s credit.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Apr. 2026
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Retired salesman and Air Force veteran Bud Levell, 72, has spent most of his life repairing old radios, machines and anything with wires.—
Amelia Mugavero,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2026
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Many of his former wives have spoken out against the convict, including Briell Decker, who was his 65th wife.—
Jessica Sager,
PEOPLE,
9 Apr. 2026
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The Mattis ruling in 2024 made more than 200 convicts eligible for parole hearings.—
Rick Sobey,
Boston Herald,
7 Apr. 2026
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The indictment alleged Smyles and Brooks allowed up to nine combatants to engage in fights that occurred at least five times over the six-month period.—
Jason Henry,
Daily News,
9 Apr. 2026
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The Chinese navy is the world’s largest by hull count, with a battle force of more than 370 ships and submarines and more than 140 major surface combatants.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Apr. 2026
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But these jailbirds aren’t using their own fingers to fire off missives or create clones.—
Andrew Zucker,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Feb. 2026
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And these seven crooked cops are just the tip of the MSP jailbird iceberg.—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
17 Jan. 2026
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This is a warhorse expected to pull a buggy around a cottage.—
Jesus R. Garcia,
Houston Chronicle,
1 Feb. 2026
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Osgood Perkins’ Keeper wants to add a few wrinkles to this old warhorse’s mix.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
14 Nov. 2025
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Another 1,200 of the fighters, known as Brigade 2506, were taken prisoner after running out of ammunition and spent about 20 months in captivity before their release was negotiated.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
15 Apr. 2026
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Spiegel himself was a twin; his sister was kept with female prisoners, and due to his past as a soldier, Mengele put him in charge of the children.—
Alexandra Schonfeld,
PEOPLE,
14 Apr. 2026
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The Lions, who made one playoff appearance between 2019-23, which resulted in a NFC Championship berth, have seven All Pro selections (among five players) and 15 Pro Bowl selections (among eight players) among those draftees.—
Chris Perkins,
Sun Sentinel,
15 Apr. 2026
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As of Monday night, the Valkyries will enter training camp with 18 players – assuming the team brings in all three of its rookie draftees.—
Nathan Canilao,
Mercury News,
14 Apr. 2026
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“Lifer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lifer. Accessed 19 Apr. 2026.
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