gardener
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After an employer refused to give him full wages for working as a one-handed gardener, Byfield declared: 'I never saw the man that would compete with me with one arm'.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 7, 2026
Amy was a philanthropist and renowned gardener who had bonded with her father over the art of picking produce; Diane worked in the office doing residential leasing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2026
Sam Singer, a spokesperson for Hundred Acre Wines, said Marfil was working as a contracted gardener when the fire broke out.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2026
"I think there's only so much stress they can withstand," said the gardener, who tends 1,800 trees.
From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026
She insisted that he hire their gardener, Jomo, to come in twice a week and plant some flowers in the yard.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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Plump yourself on the spoils of would-be gardeners.
From Salon ● Sep. 26, 2026
For the gardeners: At first, they look like unassuming sprouts.
From Slate ● Sep. 11, 2026
The discovery could help farmers, landowners, conservationists and gardeners make better decisions about how to support healthy pollinator populations.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 19, 2026
Five years of hard labor as market gardeners ended when Mr. Hoffman injured his back.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
“An estate like this must require a sizable staff. Housekeepers, gardeners, perhaps even stable personnel. How many do you employ?”
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
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