foreman

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My father, Rudy, was the foreman at Associated Transport, a huge trucking company with a branch in Richmond that went bankrupt.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 9, 2025

“I remember the first hiatus where the general foreman said, ‘I’ll see you next season.’

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 16, 2025

I heard the judge ask the jury whether they had reached a decision, and the foreman answer, “Yes.”

From Slate • Oct. 6, 2025

Wearing a black suit and black shirt, Brain showed no emotion as the jury foreman delivered the verdicts.

From BBC • Aug. 20, 2025

But the foreman had identical scaffolds built for all the men on the job, and even suggested that Dad send the original to the Mechanics Institute, where it won a prize.

From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey