double life
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The incredible double life of a spyware salesman turned spy.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 27, 2026
He said he struggled with the "turmoil" of living a double life, and faced with another three years of service, "couldn't do it".
From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026
GREENBELT, Md.—A federal jury convicted the once-prominent Supreme Court lawyer Thomas Goldstein of tax and mortgage fraud charges on Wednesday, capping a six-week trial that delved into his double life as a high-stakes poker player.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 25, 2026
These days, Egypt lives what some might see as a double life.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 11, 2025
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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