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surveyor

[ser-vey-er] / sərˈveɪ ər /


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It narrates the bittersweet adventures of the titular astronomer and his surveyor sidekick who carved the boundary separating slave states from free.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

Ibrahim, 52, is a former surveyor in Somaliland's capital Hargeisa, who quit his job in 2015 to try his luck.

From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026

Malaysia’s palm oil exports during the Nov. 1-30 period are estimated to be 16% lower on month at 1,263,298 metric tons, cargo surveyor AmSpec Agri Malaysia said Monday.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 2, 2025

"My family has had a working dairy farm on the site for generations and we wanted to do something else with the surrounding land," said the 60-year-old former commercial surveyor.

From BBC • Oct. 7, 2025

In need of a third man for the job, they recruited Knut Lier-Hansen, a surveyor who lived in Rjukan.

From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin




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