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skilled

[skild] / skɪld /


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Skilled workers reveal the heart by chopping off the spiky leaves.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

Skilled plumbers and electricians can take home good incomes soon after training, making vocational paths like trade schools and apprenticeships attractive alternatives to the conventional college route.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 6, 2026

Skilled foreign workers will be needed to train U.S. crews and shipyard labor.

From Barron's • Oct. 27, 2025

Skilled nursing facilities, group homes and rehabilitation centers won’t take people who don’t have anyone to pay for them, Spellberg said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 15, 2025

“The marquess made sure Dumas could fence. Skilled, courageous, Dumas was famous right up to the day he was jailed.”

From "Black Brother, Black Brother" by Jewell Parker Rhodes




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