tailor
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He says that before his arrest he was training to become a tailor and would have finished by now and set up his own business.
From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026
But Yusuf Bagana, a tailor who survived the strike, said it was operating normally.
From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026
He has brought that sports coat around the world in the last year, but was too protective of it to have it dry cleaned or have a tailor change a stitch of it.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026
“But sellers have to tailor their expectations and do a little bit more to sell their house.”
From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026
One was an East Side tailor near me, who made only to order, while the other two turned out an expensive product with which I had no desire at all to compete.
From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell
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