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miner

[mahy-ner] / ˈmaɪ nər /
NOUN
digger
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He was the genuine artifact, the son of an impoverished Minnesota miner; a lumberjack and a steelworker in his youth.

From Slate Sep. 18, 2026

The miner expects to update investors on FY27 guidance by the end of September.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 7, 2026

He was born on Sept. 11, 1921 to Lebanese immigrant parents and raised in Beckley, W. Va., a coal town where his father worked as a storekeeper and miner.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 4, 2026

Precious metals miner Hochschild Mining gains over 3% while Endeavour Mining is up 2.3%.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 28, 2026

“I’m sorry you had to see that,” the old miner tells me.

From "X: A Novel" by Ilyasah Shabazz

Niger's police chief ordered an immediate investigation into "the unfortunate death of suspected illegal miners while in the detention facility of the NSCDC", spokesman Wasiu Abiodun wrote in a statement.

From BBC Sep. 18, 2026

Dalhatu told the BBC that security officers had been pursuing suspected illegal miners in the community for several days before making arrests.

From BBC Sep. 18, 2026

Copper miners, Cryer adds, mostly know where the big reserves are concentrated, and unearthing lots of surprisingly large deposits is unlikely now.

From MarketWatch Sep. 10, 2026

Jefferies expects a rotation out of other copper miners and into Anglo Teck, driving relative outperformance in the shares.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 3, 2026

Fannie told union miners in Illinois in 1919 that she had “known nothing but a sewing machine for fifteen years.”

From "Fannie Never Flinched" by Mary Cronk Farrell




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