laborers
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Daniel Barbou, an 84-year-old grape picker, joined a small army of laborers in the scramble to harvest.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
The company also launched a “workforce academy” program to train skilled laborers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
From the fourth century to the 14th—when sea travel gradually replaced overland caravans—merchants, laborers, religious leaders, and government officials from across Eurasia convened there to exchange goods and culture.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
“You have to ask the laborers what is it that they think, what they want, and I don’t think that that has happened.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2026
This tactic was commonly used by industrialists to combat strikes and was well-known among laborers.
From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield
