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laborer

[ley-ber-er] / ˈleɪ bər ər /


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Written by Jimmy Webb and released in 1968, it tells the lonely story of a laborer in Kansas who imagines the voice of the woman who got away humming down the endless telephone wires.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 23, 2026

According to tradition, Caedmon worked as a laborer at Whitby Abbey in North Yorkshire.

From Science Daily May 17, 2026

This laborer wants to know what you mean by labor becoming tokenized.

From Barron's Mar. 27, 2026

He chatted with a day laborer who stopped by to grab a snack, and explained they were there to film any interactions with federal agents, as part of their national rapid-response effort.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 26, 2025

Khouy occasionally works as a laborer, helping people carry and load heavy bags of cloth, fruit, and rice from their wagon to the new market for a small fee.

From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung

From the fourth century to the 14th—when sea travel gradually replaced overland caravans—merchants, laborers, religious leaders, and government officials from across Eurasia convened there to exchange goods and culture.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 31, 2026

A boycott could harm day laborers who rely on customers to hire them for manual labor jobs.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 26, 2026

Day laborers and activists came from across Southern California, including San Diego and the Antelope Valley, to discuss the effects of ICE raids on their lives.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 26, 2026

The fruits of Tahnoon’s push are visible in the form of a massive construction site on a sandy patch of land miles from central Abu Dhabi, where thousands of laborers are working day and night.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 19, 2026

With the rise of the Populist Party in 1892, farmers and laborers formed the first mass multiracial coalition in the country’s history.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson




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