journeyman
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They acquired journeyman backstop Ben Rortvedt from the Mets for right-hander Chayce McDermott, a person with knowledge of the situation who wasn’t authorized to speak publicly confirmed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2026
He joins others who were in danger of acquiring the journeyman tag before their 23rd birthday.
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026
In drawing the moral to this experience, Graham wrote: “One lucky break, or one supremely shrewd decision — can we tell them apart? — may count for more than a lifetime of journeyman efforts.”
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 17, 2026
What the Blue Sharks did have was a 40-year-old journeyman with a taste for the spectacular standing in their goal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 15, 2026
“Manet’s given me permission to start my journeyman project.”
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
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Tortorella is one of the best-traveled journeymen in North American hockey.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026
In his third and fourth fights, Itauma was taken the six-round distance by journeymen Kostiantyn Dovbyshchenko and Kevin Nicolas Espindola.
From BBC ● Mar. 28, 2026
“They framed the whole house, and the garage, in three days. Thirty journeymen framers. Because of her,” said Koerner, his voice breaking as he recalled the house-raising that began in mid-July.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2025
And neither were most of the guys in the D-backs’ bullpen, which is a mixture of castaways, journeymen and youngsters.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 12, 2023
“Let it be written that henceforth only guild members shall be permitted to name themselves journeymen or masters ... provided the guilds open their rolls to any freedman who can demonstrate the requisite skills.”
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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