foreman

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My father, Rudy, was the foreman at Associated Transport, a huge trucking company with a branch in Richmond that went bankrupt.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 9, 2025

In Texas, a white foreman stopped Alvarado and his group from picking in cotton fields just before a plane covered the crop with DDT.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 10, 2025

I heard the judge ask the jury whether they had reached a decision, and the foreman answer, “Yes.”

From Slate • Oct. 6, 2025

Judge Philip Shorrock said Mason had a "leading role", and described her as "the site foreman working under a project manager".

From BBC • Jul. 19, 2025

The foreman said he would, winked, poked Johnny in the ribs and said, “Good for you, Mac.”

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith