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
On a chilly Saturday morning in December 1976, postman Nigel Rossiter pulled up outside the isolated Ffynon Samson farmhouse in west Wales.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
During the trial Bartlett, formerly a postman, insisted he had not harmed his son.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
Mam says I should take it, too, become a postman, save up, go to America and be a postman over there and wouldn’t that be a lovely life.
From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt
Two current postmen agreed to speak in depth and share pictures of what is going on in their depots.
From BBC ● Feb. 16, 2026
“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
Recently I asked the postman for special- issue stamps; I’ve waited since childhood for postmen to give me some of their own accord.
From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston
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