tailor
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As more women took traditional corporate jobs outside the home, schools eliminated home-economics programs, which were a steppingstone to becoming a professional tailor or seamstress.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026
But Yusuf Bagana, a tailor who survived the strike, said it was operating normally.
From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026
He has brought that sports coat around the world in the last year, but was too protective of it to have it dry cleaned or have a tailor change a stitch of it.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026
“But sellers have to tailor their expectations and do a little bit more to sell their house.”
From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026
The tailor must have been some kind of wizard, for the very next day I tried on a pinstriped suit that fit me like a glove.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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