porter
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If the porter is locked in, however, then that shout might not be heard.
From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026
A transit porter and motorman with the New York City subway in the 1980s, Mr. Naiden was active in a tiny communist cell within the union, endorsing free fares and encouraging turnstile hopping.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 10, 2026
He joined the 35-member expedition as a porter despite no prior mountaineering experience.
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2025
The unchanged names in the series, which premieres Thursday on Netflix, belong to the four children of Benjamin Lee Guinness, whose grandfather created the signature porter in 1778.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2025
Closing the door behind them, the porter led them down the narrow hallway, and the only sounds were of their own breathing, and their footsteps along the corridor, and the snapping of the fire.
From "The Reader" by Traci Chee
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