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firefighter

[fahyuhr-fahy-ter] / ˈfaɪərˌfaɪ tɛr /
NOUN
fireman
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He only knows it had a firefighter who meets a girl with cats.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 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

Myke Cole, a volunteer firefighter in New York’s Hudson Valley, is a former intelligence and law enforcement officer and the author, most recently, of “Steel Lobsters: Crown, Commonwealth, and the Last Knights in England.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

"A family couldn't make a living from this anymore... Everyone has a full-time job. I'm a teacher, my brother is a firefighter," she said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026

Keegan was the name of the firefighter who had found him in the box where people surrendered babies.

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste

The change is backed by unions representing county firefighters, sheriff’s deputies and other public safety employees.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026

Under existing legislation, Singapore has already issued warnings to 10 foreign-based companies telling them to deploy firefighters, stop burning and submit action plans.

From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 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

Five firefighters died in East Java last week after they were overwhelmed by smoke and flames in the Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park.

From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026

By now, the fairgrounds would be swarming with firefighters struggling to put out the blaze.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros


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