plumber
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They said he was excited to be starting college in August to study to be a plumber and electrician, but that he also loved computer games and football.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
Reform candidate Kenyon, a self-employed plumber who became a councillor in England's May local elections, had stood in the constituency in the 2024 general election, coming second to Labour.
From BBC ● Jun. 19, 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
Another plumber may identify the underlying issue or recommend a solution.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 10, 2026
“You see that plumber who lives down the street,” the thought-voices tell me.
From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman
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Shortages of everything from electricians and plumbers to gas turbines and memory chips have driven the cost of building new data centers ever higher.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
Nationwide, employers are struggling to fill around 160 types of jobs, ranging from careworkers to plumbers, according to the FEA.
From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 2026
AFSCME’s members include custodians, gardeners, dining hall food service workers, transportation workers and skilled craft workers such as plumbers and electricians.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 13, 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
Rahim Khan told me Baba had personally funded the entire project, paying for the engineers, electricians, plumbers, and laborers, not to mention the city officials whose “mustaches needed oiling.”
From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini
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