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foreman

[fawr-muhn, fohr-] / ˈfɔr mən, ˈfoʊr- /


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Pete Hawkins, aged 17 at the time, was working nearby with the son of foreman Jim Flint.

From BBC • Apr. 25, 2026

His father held all kinds of jobs, often at the same time: He was a warehouse foreman, ran a fencing company and unloaded box cars.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

With his breath condensing in clouds in temperatures double figures below zero, a foreman summed the attitude that is common here, when I asked him why Russia was attacking them.

From BBC • Feb. 24, 2026

Instead, only the foreman signed off on it — the legal equivalent of pulling a fast one on the judicial process.

From Salon • Dec. 14, 2025

Officer Delinko didn’t tell Curly that the Matherson boy was too scared of alligators to be the vandal, because Officer Delinko didn’t want the foreman to get all agitated again.

From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen




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