manual labor
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Before fully dedicating himself to music, Lake worked as a postman and did manual labor jobs in the fish processing industry in the U.K.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 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
Cleaning M&M’s machinery would still require more manual labor in the short term, reducing efficiency on production lines, Hewitt said, but the disruption would be manageable.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026
When he came to the U.S. from Costa Rica about 40 years ago, he did manual labor during wine harvests.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 26, 2025
They also believed camp life fostered a sense of camaraderie among young people from all classes, since rich and poor alike lived side by side, performing the same manual labor and sharing rations.
From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
