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foreman

[fawr-muhn, fohr-] / ˈfɔr mən, ˈfoʊr- /


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After the jury foreman, when asked “How say you?” answered “Guilty,” 34 times, Trump turned to face the back of the room, looking uncharacteristically stricken.

From Slate Jul. 22, 2026

And after she came back to California and got married, she and her husband, the Rindge ranch foreman, started up a Guernsey milk business that became one of the biggest dairy operations in the world.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 14, 2026

Instead, only the foreman signed off on it — the legal equivalent of pulling a fast one on the judicial process.

From Salon Dec. 14, 2025

My father, Rudy, was the foreman at Associated Transport, a huge trucking company with a branch in Richmond that went bankrupt.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 9, 2025

The foreman and another worker carried a cot and blanket from the factory.

From "Krik? Krak!" by Edwidge Danticat

The colonial trade also ravaged the archipelago's forests and wrecked communities, with able-bodied men required to offer 40 days of unpaid service to fell trees and build ships under Spanish foremen.

From Barron's Apr. 28, 2026

The biggest holdup in the fiber boom, he said, is human capital for roles including drillers, foremen, splicers and aerial linemen.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 1, 2026

Three construction foremen taking a break in an alleyway on a recent Wednesday are among the most coveted voters in the country: middle-aged Black men and union members, living in Pennsylvania, the largest battleground state.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 23, 2024

Of course, there is no such thing as a Super Bowl of baking, or an All-Pro team of the country’s logging foremen.

From Seattle Times Jan. 1, 2023

Hill jumped on every chance to bend the ear of the industrialists, explaining why promotion of blacks to foremen would reduce conflict and increase efficiency.

From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield




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