engineer
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"The municipal engineer decided we could not use the building."
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026
"No one would have thought we could live here again," said the architectural engineer.
From Barron's • Jun. 6, 2026
“I feel cheated,” the 40-year-old engineer draftsman said later, noting the need to fix potholes on area roads.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
The 44-year-old software engineer mostly shops online, a habit born from fitting-room anxiety before shedding weight.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
As flight engineer, she assisted the Soyuz TM-17 in reaching the Mir Space Station, where she spent five months.
From "Women in Space" by Karen Bush Gibson
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