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machinist

[muh-shee-nist] / məˈʃi nɪst /




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"I thought I would lay low for a while and seek new employment once the situation calms," said Musa Hashimi, who worked as a machinist in a textile factory.

From Barron's ● Jul. 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

“We rallied for each other, and we remembered to step up,” said the 32-year-old machinist.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2024

After saying that I was going to ask a Cavendish machinist to make models of the purines and pyrimidines, I remained silent, waiting for Bragg’s thoughts to congeal.

From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson

In Durban's Chatsworth industrial area, a manager at a clothing factory said the departure of skilled machinists from Malawi and Mozambique had left factories struggling to meet orders.

From Barron's ● Jul. 26, 2026

The construction and installation of offshore wind turbines requires the expertise of skilled electrical workers, pipe fitters, welders, pile drivers, iron workers, machinists and carpenters.

From Salon ● May 9, 2026

Other blue-collar roles, such as machinists and assembly workers, meanwhile, will continue to be negatively impacted by broader trends like globalization and outsourcing, he said.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 23, 2026

Sciortino estimates that there are 550,000 CNC machinists in Germany, compared with 350,000 in the whole of the US.

From BBC ● Apr. 20, 2026

In a wave of strikes in Western Pennsylvania, box makers, steelworkers, laundrywomen, and machinists all won higher pay.

From "Fannie Never Flinched" by Mary Cronk Farrell


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