postman
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Mr. Bonds is as friendly as a whistling postman and, more than that, a baseball genius, according to testimonies from such worthies as Don Mattingly and Dusty Baker.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
Before fully dedicating himself to music, Lake worked as a postman and did manual labor jobs in the fish processing industry in the U.K.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
Paul, a former postman, played at Queen's Park alongside Scotland internationals Andy Robertson and Lawrence Shankland.
From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2026
His witty, thoughtful verses broadened the scope of hip-hop with stories about treating your mother with respect and catching your girlfriend cheating with the postman, alongside hard-hitting lyrics about social deprivation and immigration.
From BBC ● Mar. 25, 2026
One June morning, the postman handed me a large, envelope.
From "I Will Always Write Back" by Caitlin Alifirenka and Martin Ganda
“I ask the postmen in Spain to work to the maximum, morning, afternoon and night,” Feijóo said during a campaign rally in Murcia on Wednesday.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 18, 2023
Other professional groups, from barristers to postmen, also plan to hit the barricades in coming weeks to demand more pay read more .
From Reuters ● Jun. 22, 2022
They’re policemen and grocers and postmen and doctors and nurses.
From New York Times ● Feb. 15, 2022
"I often meet the postladies or postmen, sometimes they are the only people I see, even on an inhabited island."
From BBC ● May 6, 2019
The boys worked as neighborhood postmen, delivering draft notices and monthly ration cards.
From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
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