double life
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At the age of 32, Oliver James could no longer tolerate the shame of a double life, the burden of “living a lie.”
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.
Dane further cemented his legacy when he portrayed Cal Jacobs in “Euphoria,” a complicated character who leads a double life, which Dane said he related to.
From Los Angeles Times
Spanning four seasons and two feature-films, the sitcom followed Miley Stewart, played by Cyrus, as she navigates living a double life as famous singer Hannah Montana.
From BBC
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
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