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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 don’t know if it’s the best career path, but we always looked at it as the path of an artist rather than a careerist path,” says David.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 17, 2024
I am not a careerist; I have no such aspirations.
From Salon ● May 9, 2023
The careerist religion is the religion par excellence of modernity.
From The Glands Regulating Personality by Louis Berman M.D.
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