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logger

[law-ger, log-er] / ˈlɔ gər, ˈlɒg ər /
NOUN
lumberjack
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He stepped aside in July and was replaced by Troy Jackson, a former logger and state Senate president, who has considerable ground to make up after his late start.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026

Jackson, who lost the Democratic primary for governor earlier this year, is a logger from far northern Aroostook County whose views turned more progressive as time went on.

From Slate ● Jul. 25, 2026

Mr. Jackson’s campaign website portrays him as an man of the people, not a politician: “A fifth-generation logger from Allagash” and a “lifelong fighter for workers’ rights.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026

One thing to know: This Sundance Film Festival hit about the life and sorrows of a logger in early 20th-century America is based on a novella by Denis Johnson.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 13, 2026

James Scymanky, a logger who had been working in the area around Mount St. Helens during the eruption, had managed to survive while the three partners who were with him that morning died.

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone

For decades, loggers and environmentalists have clashed over the fate of its stately redwoods.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026

A screen that shows loggers which trees to cut and which to leave standing.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026

For many publications, tastemakers and overly serious Letterboxd loggers, December is a time to reflect and choose the absolute and objective best pieces of art they encountered in the preceding calendar year.

From Salon ● Dec. 4, 2025

"We want our lands free from agribusiness, oil exploration, illegal miners and illegal loggers," he said.

From BBC ● Nov. 11, 2025

And it would let the loggers keep their jobs in the Blue Zone.

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone


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