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electrician

[ih-lek-trish-uhn, ee-lek-] / ɪ lɛkˈtrɪʃ ən, ˌi lɛk- /


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They’ve recruited candidates who look and walk like the real working deal: Graham Platner the oysterman, Troy Jackson the “fifth-generation logger,” Dan Osborn the mechanic, Dave Cantrell the electrician.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

The card, discovered by Ellie Mead in Bicester, Oxfordshire, revealed the cache was left there in 1971 by electrician David Judd, who promised "one pint best beer if penny returned".

From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026

Iranian electrician Hamed Kameli, 39, came all the way from Iran's holy city of Qom to observe the Arbaeen in Karbala, for the first time in seven years.

From Barron's ● Aug. 1, 2026

There were four graduates the day I visited, including two who were going to electrician training school and one who was on his way to ODR housing.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026

They shook hands, and the electrician got into his own van, which Zeitoun noticed was in better shape than his own.

From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers

Solar roofs typically require collaboration among roofers, solar installers and electricians.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

“That was unintended,” he replies, only digging himself in deeper when he explains that, like plumbers or electricians, he was there to do a job.

From Salon ● Oct. 1, 2026

Shortages of everything from electricians and plumbers to gas turbines and memory chips have driven the cost of building new data centers ever higher.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026

The rise of AI has sparked a boom in data center construction, creating a need for numerous skilled tradespeople -- especially electricians.

From Barron's ● Jul. 2, 2026

The Eberts hired professional gardeners and various domestic troubleshooters—plumbers, electricians, and handymen arrived in step vans to do their dirty work—but the Crows always hired neighborhood people.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson


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