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carpenter

[kahr-puhn-ter] / ˈkɑr pən tər /


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Sprague co-hosted “Run My Renovation” for the DIY Network and was a carpenter on “Trading Spaces.”

From Salon • Feb. 20, 2026

He credits training as a carpenter with "shaping him", and has previously spent his summers working on construction sites.

From BBC • Feb. 7, 2026

After deliberating for a little more than three hours, the jury acquitted 37-year-old union carpenter Juan Espinoza Martinez on the charge of murder for hire.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026

Donaldson, 60, was born in Santa Monica and came up through the construction ranks as a carpenter.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 22, 2026

His name was Aureliano Amador and he was a carpenter, living in a village hidden in the foothills.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez




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