workmanship
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As workers scrambled to pump out murky water and dumped hydrogen peroxide into the pool, Trump took no responsibility for what many observers chalked up to shoddy workmanship.
From Barron's ● Jun. 21, 2026
To call this the rough-and-ready style of a workshop would not do as an excuse: A workshop requires workmanship.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 20, 2026
Such designs required careful planning, skilled workmanship, and an understanding of how tool performance could be improved by combining materials.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 31, 2026
Many environmentalists and community members had worried the speed of the cleanup might lead to workers cutting corners or substandard workmanship.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2025
The rebel said, “You ain’t going to find excellenter workmanship, boys, for that sum, a guinea. Look’ee, pray, see the dovetailing of the joinery. Give it your eye.”
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
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