machinist
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Josh, who worked as a machinist at Tritech, said he had been "working heavy machinery", completely oblivious to the danger he could have been in.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
"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
The last Boeing machinist strike in 2008 lasted eight weeks, securing wage gains and a promise to outsource less plane manufacturing.
From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2024
Since our machinist needed at least three days merely to turn out the more simple phosphorus atoms, I went back to Clare after lunch to hammer out the final draft of my genetics manuscript.
From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson
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
Demand for machinists, on the other hand, has fallen considerably.
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
The Boeing machinists work on F-15 and F-18 combat aircraft, the T-7 Red Hawk Advanced Pilot Training System and MQ-25 unmanned aircraft in factories in Missouri and Illinois.
From Barron's ● Nov. 13, 2025
I had the machinists make just one minor adjustment with Auk XXII-D, to shrink the size of its fins.
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
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