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Recent Examples of foreman More than $150,000 in counterfeit bags were seized and nine ringleaders and factory foreman were imprisoned in connection with the case. Lisa Lockwood, WWD, 4 Feb. 2025 In this Gallic take on Steven Knight’s acclaimed 2013 drama Locke, Lindon is Joseph Cross, a construction foreman who supervises concrete pours. Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 30 Jan. 2025 When the time came for deliberation and the jury had to pick a foreman, Witherspoon recalled how everyone unanimously pointed at her. Dan Heching, CNN, 25 Jan. 2025 In 1980, front-line production supervisors (essentially factory foremen) made more on average than computer programmers. The Upshot Staff, New York Times, 30 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for foreman
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Noun
  • Since Glossip’s 1998 conviction as the alleged orchestrator of a murder-for-hire scheme targeting his boss, Oklahoma City motel owner Barry Van Treese, a raft of issues with his prosecution has surfaced, coinciding with a shift of political winds now at the inmate’s back.
    Dakin Andone, CNN, 28 Feb. 2025
  • Ford’s shrewd boss, Robert McNamara, was ready to kill the nameplate altogether, facing another homely redesign approved for 1961.
    Raphael Orlove, Robb Report, 27 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • In a mid-January poll by Nanos, the Liberals trailed the opposition Conservatives and their leader Pierre Poilievre 47% to 20%.
    Rob Gillies, Chicago Tribune, 10 Mar. 2025
  • The protests have been slamming Tesla CEO Elon Musk — de facto leader of the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE — over his spearheading of the Trump administration’s government jobs- and funding-slashing agenda.
    Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 9 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The Supreme Court’s ruling Tuesday stemmed directly from Sneed’s testimony, the sole evidence linking Glossip, the motel’s manager, to the killing.
    Dakin Andone, CNN, 28 Feb. 2025
  • However, earlier this week, Browns general manager Andrew Berry insisted the team is not interested in trading the star defensive end.
    Ryan Morik, Fox News, 28 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Mary, too, served in the Army from 2016 to 2020, also leaving as a captain.
    Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 5 Mar. 2025
  • Our senior captain Fernando Torres, had a good scoring chance but we were called offsides and Zeke Munoz hit a screamer from 30 yards out that hit the post and ricocheted out.
    Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Still, the mayor and her police chief maintain that state control does not necessarily reduce crime.
    Jeremy Kohler, ProPublica, 27 Feb. 2025
  • What's next: The Raleigh Police Department will soon have a new chief, with Patterson expected to depart next month.
    Zachery Eanes, Axios, 26 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Every master craftsman had their own tools – often specialized and always prized possessions handed down from generation to generation.
    John Sviokla, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
  • These successes led to her being awarded master board member status from the Illinois Association of Park Districts.
    Naperville Sun, Chicago Tribune, 7 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Smith said he was made aware of the plan during a meeting with the commander of U.S. Northern Command, Gen. Gregory M. Guillot.
    David Catanese, Miami Herald, 28 Feb. 2025
  • Special ops commanders say America is struggling to keep up with adversaries in the technological field Rear Adm. Milton Sands III, Maj. Gen. Peter Huntley, Lt. Gen. Jonathan Braga and Lt. Gen. Michael Conley urged Congress to take action to help U.S. troops advance.
    Rachel Wolf, Fox News, 27 Feb. 2025

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“Foreman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foreman. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.

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