foreman
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I started as a night warehouse foreman, and then I ran a tanker and barge dock in Boston.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026
A complaint has been filed against the factory owner and foreman, both of whom are absconding, police said, adding that four special teams have been set up to trace and arrest them.
From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026
Instead, only the foreman signed off on it — the legal equivalent of pulling a fast one on the judicial process.
From Salon • Dec. 14, 2025
Ivan Smith, foreman of Works at Newbridge House and Traditional Farm, said the team was "absolutely shocked" by the incident.
From BBC • Nov. 28, 2025
During Dad’s first week at work he made so many suggestions about how brick could be laid faster and better that the foreman threatened repeatedly to fire him.
From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey
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