as in representative
a person who acts or does business for another
the company dispatched three reps to the annual marketing fair
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as in reputation
overall quality as seen or judged by people in general
I have a rep as a player to maintain, you know
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Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 30 Jan. 2026
Specialize early, count the hours, rack up the reps — and mastery is mathematically inevitable.
—Rachel Barr, Big Think, 29 Jan. 2026
Yet, the survey found that more than 80% of sellers reported seeing deals lost because reps failed to adapt their communication style to customer expectations.
—Caroline Ceniza-Levine, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026
Fox News Digital has reached out to Schneider's rep for comment.
—Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 28 Jan. 2026
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O’Hara died at her home in Los Angeles after a brief illness, her reps confirmed.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 30 Jan. 2026
Specialize early, count the hours, rack up the reps — and mastery is mathematically inevitable.
—Rachel Barr, Big Think, 29 Jan. 2026
Yet, the survey found that more than 80% of sellers reported seeing deals lost because reps failed to adapt their communication style to customer expectations.
—Caroline Ceniza-Levine, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026
Fox News Digital has reached out to Schneider's rep for comment.
—Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 28 Jan. 2026
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“Rep.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rep. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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