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Recent Examples of lifer
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.
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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
It was bound to be an emotional morning for anyone who loves hockey, and especially proud for a Connecticut and New England rink lifer like Mike Cavanaugh.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 22 Feb. 2026
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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
It was bound to be an emotional morning for anyone who loves hockey, and especially proud for a Connecticut and New England rink lifer like Mike Cavanaugh.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 22 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lifer
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The cons of moving Sewell to left tackle Obviously, the Lions have a good thing going with Sewell at right tackle.—
Colton Pouncy,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2026
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But Ripley's con had an economic logic.—
Frank Langfitt,
NPR,
4 Apr. 2026
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With Minnesota missing multiple rotation players, veteran forward Joe ingles made his first start of the season.—
Jason Beede,
The Orlando Sentinel,
9 Apr. 2026
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Caterpillar veteran Kyle Epley was promoted to CFO effective May 1, at which time Bonfield will assume an advisory role.—
Sheryl Estrada,
Fortune,
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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An escaped convict who shot and killed a state trooper was found hiding in Pennsuco.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
5 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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International law governing warfare bars strikes on structures, vehicles and people that are not military objectives and combatants.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
13 Mar. 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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The charges follow a military report released in 2020 that found evidence that elite Australian Special Air Service and commando regiment troops unlawfully killed 39 Afghan prisoners, farmers and other noncombatants.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
8 Apr. 2026
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Macron’s office denied there was any such agreement about a prisoner swap.—
Sylvie Corbet,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Apr. 2026
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Miller joins a young core in Connecticut built around the team’s trio of first-round draftees from the last two seasons — forward Aneesah Morrow and guards Saniya Rivers and Leila Lacan.—
Emily Adams,
Hartford Courant,
9 Apr. 2026
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Behind Love are a collection of draftees who could be contributors as rookies, but not standouts.—
Chris Perkins,
Sun Sentinel,
7 Apr. 2026
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“Lifer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lifer. Accessed 10 Apr. 2026.
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