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carpenter

[kahr-puhn-ter] / ˈkɑr pən tər /


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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

The Welshman juggles his day job as a carpenter with the demands of a sport so visibly brutal it has stayed in the shadows of combat sports for much of its existence.

From BBC • Feb. 20, 2026

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

From Salon • Feb. 20, 2026

They argued that the two men to whom he sent the messages were unlikely to carry out a murder—a federal informant with a bad back and a fellow union carpenter with no criminal history.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026

When she and Wil changed houses in Breda, Ma put all his stuff—including his paintings—in storage with a carpenter in Breda.

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman




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