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firefighter

[fahyuhr-fahy-ter] / ˈfaɪərˌfaɪ tɛr /
NOUN
fireman
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Ryder told the president that he wants to be a firefighter someday.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 17, 2026

“I want to be a firefighter in the future, hopefully go through paramedic school,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 17, 2026

Born in August 1989, Panettiere was raised in Palisades, New York, by parents Lesley Vogel, an actress and producer, and Skip, a former firefighter.

From BBC Aug. 17, 2026

But replacing them is unlikely, according to Gironde firefighter Guillame Millet.

From BBC Aug. 4, 2026

So he called the fire department, and they sent a female firefighter up to get me.

From "Thirteen Reasons Why" by Jay Asher

In areas where firefighters could operate, he confirmed the fire was "under control and contained."

From Barron's Aug. 18, 2026

“Nobody likes political consultants or lawyers. They like firefighters and nurses and teachers,” Republican strategist Matt Rexroad agreed.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 18, 2026

Much-needed rain brought some respite Monday to firefighters on their fourth day battling Belgium's worst wildfire in a century, which has scorched vast expanses of nature reserve on the German border.

From Barron's Aug. 17, 2026

He said his firefighters have "very specialist skills" to tackle wildfires with military assistance enabling him to "focus all of that in the right place".

From BBC Aug. 16, 2026

I had a whole pile of comic books and an old Game Boy in there, too—you know, just stuff—so I could be like the firefighters and the paramedics.

From "Red Kayak" by Priscilla Cummings




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