surveyor
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This is what happened in Patricia's case, according to a surveyor who inspected the roof in 2025, following a cold call from a housing company claiming to be government-backed.
From BBC • May 10, 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
One morning, we sat with Dunkin’ Donuts coffees and Penguin Classics editions of “The Scarlet Letter” on the steps of the Salem Custom House, where Nathaniel Hawthorne lived as the surveyor of Salem.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026
Although he didn’t know it then, George’s adventures as a surveyor would prepare him for the rugged times to come in war.
From "George Washington, Spymaster" by Thomas B. Allen
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My Brother Sam is Dead
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