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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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