workman
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He occasionally overburdens the reader with minutiae of political and organizational rivalries and is more workman than stylist.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 23, 2026
"I immediately thought of a sci-fi movie where it looked like a troop formation about to attack," Simon Eriksson, a workman from Malmo, told the Swedish state broadcaster.
From BBC ● Feb. 19, 2025
Navy workman jackets appeared in the lockers of Chargers players.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 13, 2024
No confirmed deaths have been reported from any of the recent eruptions, but a workman was declared missing after falling into a fissure opened by the volcano.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 16, 2024
An Irish workman grabs a horse and races ahead for the doctor while the ox cart ambulance rumbles slowly down the half-mile to Cavendish.
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
Standing at the counter next to a crew of workmen, I sipped a latte and munched on a pastry as the smell of espresso and the sound of Italian greetings swirled around me.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 2, 2026
He was found in July 2024 beneath the floorboards of a Victorian-era building on Fore Bondgate by workmen during a renovation.
From BBC ● Apr. 27, 2026
They also smuggled in equipment and paid workmen to rehabilitate water and electricity infrastructure.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 21, 2025
The same word was written again multiple times on Tuesday while white paint was thrown over the picture, with workmen acting quickly to clean it.
From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2025
The workmen sitting under the tree waved to him.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
