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surveyor

[ser-vey-er] / sərˈveɪ ər /


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Malaysia’s palm oil exports during the April 1-30 period are estimated to have fallen 16% on month at 1,346,859 metric tons, cargo surveyor AmSpec Agri Malaysia said Thursday.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

A scion of northeastern Virginia, Washington first crossed the Blue Ridge Mountains during the course of his duties as a teenage surveyor in 1748.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

Apart from the Walden adventure, Thoreau appeared as a public speaker and worked as a surveyor and in his father’s very successful pencil factory, for which he created some important innovations.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 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

He was educated at the University of Oxford and became well known as a mathematician and surveyor.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin




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