laborer
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According to tradition, Caedmon worked as a laborer at Whitby Abbey in North Yorkshire.
From Science Daily ● May 17, 2026
This laborer wants to know what you mean by labor becoming tokenized.
From Barron's ● Mar. 27, 2026
A mechanics lien, also referred to as a contractor’s lien, is usually filed by an unpaid contractor, laborer or supplier, as a hold against the property.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 9, 2026
The glamour of Wall Street had replaced the dignity of the skilled laborer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2025
Other years, jobs like Pipeworks laborer, trash sifter, and mold scraper were mixed in.
From "The City of Ember" by Jeanne DuPrau
The lives of servants and laborers can be difficult to reconstruct.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
From the fourth century to the 14th—when sea travel gradually replaced overland caravans—merchants, laborers, religious leaders, and government officials from across Eurasia convened there to exchange goods and culture.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
“People are talking about the future of day laborers, the future of immigrants, and immigrants are not in the discussion,” Alvarado said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2026
A boycott could harm day laborers who rely on customers to hire them for manual labor jobs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2026
In 1670, settlers who worked as laborers made two shillings a day.
From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
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