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plumber

[pluhm-er] / ˈplʌm ər /




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Mohammed, a 27-year-old plumber, similarly feared for his two cousins, aged 18 and 22, who managed to cross into Ceuta.

From Barron's Aug. 2, 2026

Pearce was training as a plumber and hoped to work in Australia, they added.

From BBC Jul. 21, 2026

Nat, a former Navy SEAL, launched Minuteman Plumbing, Heating & Cooling with a master plumber he met through a Harvard mentor between graduation and starting his job at a consulting firm.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 17, 2026

But local plumber Kenyon's campaign was dogged by past offensive remarks about women, while the fringe hard-right Restore Britain party dented Reform's vote by snagging nearly 7 percent of returns.

From Barron's Jun. 19, 2026

She correctly surmises that he is a plumber.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García

The company, which makes a software for trade professionals like plumbers and electricians, got caught in the software pullback earlier this year.

From Barron's Jun. 5, 2026

He is contemplating branching out into skilled-trade professions like welders, plumbers and construction superintendents, which he considers less vulnerable to automation.

From The Wall Street Journal May 27, 2026

He likes to think of QNX engineers as plumbers and electricians, responsible for the stuff we need and never see.

From The Wall Street Journal May 2, 2026

Newman: The State Building and Construction Trades Council of California and a long roster of various trades locals representing such crafts as sheet metal and air conditioning, plumbers and electrical workers.

From Los Angeles Times May 1, 2026

Bodega would make them supers or plumbers or dishwasheros at his pizzerias or anything.

From "Bodega Dreams" by Ernesto Quinonez




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