porter
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As a $5.28-an-hour porter he had to scrap 15,000 square feet of trash every 60 minutes.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
A transit porter and motorman with the New York City subway in the 1980s, Mr. Naiden was active in a tiny communist cell within the union, endorsing free fares and encouraging turnstile hopping.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
Scrawled in chalk in the list of draft beers was the Edmund Fitzgerald porter, a longtime brew from the Great Lakes Brewing Co.
From Slate • Nov. 10, 2025
"Once the night porter went to drain the swimming pool but he left the drain open all night and when he came back in the morning the pool was empty," laughed John Paul.
From BBC • Mar. 15, 2025
Once I’ve found one, and settled in next to the window, the porter approaches and extends his white-gloved hand.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
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