foreman
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After the jury foreman, when asked “How say you?” answered “Guilty,” 34 times, Trump turned to face the back of the room, looking uncharacteristically stricken.
From Slate ● Jul. 22, 2026
I started as a night warehouse foreman, and then I ran a tanker and barge dock in Boston.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 27, 2026
His absence from work resulted in a demotion from lead foreman to an assistant role.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 26, 2026
Ivan Smith, foreman of Works at Newbridge House and Traditional Farm, said the team was "absolutely shocked" by the incident.
From BBC ● Nov. 28, 2025
Steve was foreman now, at a munitions factory on Morgan Avenue.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
The colonial trade also ravaged the archipelago's forests and wrecked communities, with able-bodied men required to offer 40 days of unpaid service to fell trees and build ships under Spanish foremen.
From Barron's ● Apr. 28, 2026
Construction-software firms are selling AI-powered tools that can assist site managers and foremen with work like analyzing sites for potential safety violations—tasks AI models can accomplish by searching through and synthesizing large amounts of data.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 27, 2026
Those experiences find their way into the stories in the form of wracked bodies and foremen who vanish come payday.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2022
The contracts apply to members of the ILWU’s Coast Longshore Division — marine clerks, foremen and longshore workers employed at 29 West Coast ports.
From Seattle Times ● May 27, 2022
If they pleased the superintendent or one of the foremen, they could expect less work and more food.
From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden
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