engineer
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Jacques, a 71-year-old retired engineer, stands outside his eco-friendly home on the edge of Moerdijk, built in the mid 1990s on what was once farmland.
From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026
Story challenged the engineer and produced his own photos, taken during his post-storm boat trip.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
Others like Mahdi Mohaddes, a 41-year-old engineer, echoed her sentiment.
From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026
“Working as an architect and engineer in Los Angeles, I’ve often seen trees taken down and wondered why that wood was not utilized as lumber,” Peck says.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026
Klavdiya Ilushina, the chief engineer for the 588th Night Bomber Aviation Regiment, was at first annoyed at the working-class rough edges of the mechanics, who’d mostly had no higher education.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
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