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boiler room

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bucket shop
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Krauze joined what was then called the Vladimir Lenin shipyard in 1983, first in a coal-fired boiler room and later operating a crane.

From Barron's • Mar. 7, 2026

The pool’s mechanical room looks like the boiler room of an ocean liner — with giant tanks that purify pool water and another system that stabilizes the temperature.

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2025

Mick worked in a factory boiler room in the 1970s, where he was exposed to asbestos.

From Science Daily • Feb. 15, 2024

Wayne Jones, landlord of The Turf, initially said it would be shut until further notice after a blaze broke out in the boiler room.

From BBC • Nov. 10, 2023

If Tyson had been down in the boiler room, there was no way he could’ve lived.

From "The Sea of Monsters" by Rick Riordan




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