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It also has some surprisingly effective dramatic moments, such as when she confesses to being such a careerist that she missed her kids’ childhoods.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026
When asked whether his defection was motivated by an opportunity to become MP for Gravesham again, Mr Holloway insisted he was not a "careerist".
From BBC • Jul. 30, 2025
I am not a careerist; I have no such aspirations.
From Salon • May 9, 2023
But Bazawule’s industry peers and admirers do not regard him as a single-minded careerist, and say that his interests in multiple art forms are equally sincere and equally valid.
From New York Times • Jun. 26, 2022
Because he is the most subtle, the most complex and the most deceptive type of careerist, he is the most dangerous to the adventure and speculation in intellect which mankind is.
From The Glands Regulating Personality by Berman, Louis, M.D.
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