machinist

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The Air Force veteran and union machinist told Romero he was mulling a run for public office.

From Salon • Feb. 3, 2026

The story begins in Boston, at the close of the Civil War, when machinist Ira Steward penned a pamphlet called “The Eight Hour Movement.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 11, 2025

All around him, workers are cutting the leather into the right shape to hand it to the machinist.

From BBC • Jan. 31, 2025

His father, Luis, an immigrant from Honduras, was a machinist.

From New York Times • Jun. 19, 2024

Mr. Underwood said he had been a machinist in his day, holding up a hand with two fingers missing to prove it.

From "Missing May" by Cynthia Rylant