coal miner
Americannoun
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Andrew Duncan, a 28-year-old coal miner in Indiana, told AFP on Thursday that he had struggled in recent years as US policy had shifted away from the fuel.
From Barron's ● Jun. 4, 2026
A coal miner, say, might be highly skilled at using specialized machinery to cut and load coal, but that skill can’t be readily applied to work outside the mine.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 11, 2026
His dad, a coal miner, once told him to work until the day he died.
From Salon ● Nov. 2, 2025
Atkins, 62, was raised in southwest Virginia by a coal miner and a garment worker and moved to San Diego in her 20s.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 1, 2025
The grandson of a coal miner, he takes pride, he says, in having moved up to become a supermarket buyer.
From "Class Matters" by The New York Times
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