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electrician

[ih-lek-trish-uhn, ee-lek-] / ɪ lɛkˈtrɪʃ ən, ˌi lɛk- /


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Wearing a black top, Tweed, of Buckhurst Hill, Essex, said he now works as an electrician, adding that his income varies and is "maybe £3,000 a month".

From BBC Aug. 3, 2026

There were four graduates the day I visited, including two who were going to electrician training school and one who was on his way to ODR housing.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 29, 2026

Not to mention that a university degree takes at least four years to complete, whereas Apex trains an electrician in seven months on average.

From Barron's Jul. 2, 2026

Peter Flynn, a 54-year-old local electrician, likens Reform’s rise to the peasants’ revolt in 1381, when a group of disaffected rebels stormed the Tower of London.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 22, 2026

Dad got a job as an electrician in a barite mine.

From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls

Shortages of everything from electricians and plumbers to gas turbines and memory chips have driven up the cost of building new centers.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 14, 2026

"They'll always need electricians," said Anthony Byrd, one of Lawrence's classmates.

From Barron's Jul. 2, 2026

Plumbers, electricians and other tradespeople are sometimes overlooked, but they won’t be replaced by artificial intelligence.

From MarketWatch Jun. 20, 2026

Spending on AI data centers is bidding up the price of land, electricity and the chips that go into them—and the electricians and equipment everyone else needs.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 19, 2026

“There was a hammering off in the background, carpenters and electricians working out of sight but all over the place.”

From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin



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