foreman

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Ivan Smith, foreman of Works at Newbridge House and Traditional Farm, said the team was "absolutely shocked" by the incident.

From BBC • Nov. 28, 2025

Phillips has shipbuilding in his blood—his great-grandfather worked at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard starting from the 1950s and later rose to foreman.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 10, 2025

In Texas, a white foreman stopped Alvarado and his group from picking in cotton fields just before a plane covered the crop with DDT.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 10, 2025

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

From Slate • Oct. 6, 2025

Gupta, a balding, plump man smoking a fat cigar, was shouting at a foreman.

From "Tiger Boy" by Mitali Perkins