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carpenter

[kahr-puhn-ter] / ˈkɑr pən tər /


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“I’ve dropped it off three-story buildings and it just bounces,” said Niall Buryk, a Toronto carpenter.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

A memory is unlocked in a pair of slouchy carpenter pants and delicate stacks of golden jewelry, and the longing for home is temporarily satiated.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026

Sprague co-hosted “Run My Renovation” for the DIY Network and was a carpenter on “Trading Spaces.”

From Salon • Feb. 20, 2026

"We don't want to be invaded," the 70-year-old carpenter and former judge told AFP on Tuesday.

From Barron's • Jan. 20, 2026

Though he wasn’t short by any standards, he was dwarfed by the big carpenter.

From "The Reader" by Traci Chee




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