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firefighter

[fahyuhr-fahy-ter] / ˈfaɪərˌfaɪ tɛr /
NOUN
fireman
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On this recent trip, he was hunting for Marshall, the firefighter.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026

Another firefighter died on Wednesday in South Kalimantan on Indonesia's part of Borneo island.

From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026

Fauzi Rahman, another firefighter in Palangkaraya, highlighted this as one of the main difficulties confronting him and his peers.

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

The first thing to do on scene was assign a firefighter to walk 360 degrees around the burning structure.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

If you don’t know, there’s always an alternative, like head instead of chairman, press officer instead of spokesman, firefighter instead of fireman, representative instead of congressman, and so on.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner

Would the vehicles block firefighters from reaching her neighborhood?

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

But recent weakness in some corners of the increasingly debt-driven sector have previewed potential pain to pensions—and millions of teachers, firefighters and other workers they support—if growth decelerates or the boom goes bust.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

South Wales Fire and Rescue Service said: "We are incredibly proud of the professionalism, resilience and commitment shown by our firefighters, control colleagues and everyone who supported the response, often in extremely challenging conditions."

From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026

National Disaster Mitigation Agency spokesman Berton Panjaitan told journalists in the capital more than 60,000 firefighters, including volunteers, were deployed in dousing efforts countrywide.

From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026

There was a fire station four blocks away, but it was empty and flooded; there were no firefighters in sight.

From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers


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