double life
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Since 2022, he has led a double life as a pilot for Air France - a job he will continue after he takes up his position in LA.
From BBC ● May 26, 2026
The incredible double life of a spyware salesman turned spy.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 27, 2026
Prosecutors alleged Thomas Goldstein, co-founder of SCOTUSblog, evaded taxes from his double life in high-stakes poker.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 5, 2026
A 2020 Royal Commission found Gobbo's double life during a period of intense gang bloodletting in Australia's second-biggest city were "fundamental and appalling breaches" of her obligations as counsel to her clients.
From Barron's ● Feb. 5, 2026
He was living a double life, and maybe the Mr. Neely we knew wasn’t completely real.
From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller
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