coal miner
Americannoun
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White House officials and Trump advisers also have expressed frustration over a Netflix movie set to stream on the platform based on a true story about a transgender coal miner, the people said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 11, 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
In mining country, a coal miner was like a decorated GI.
From Salon • Sep. 30, 2024
Born in Tredegar, Reardon worked as a coal miner and a police officer while building a reputation in the amateur game before turning professional at the relatively late age of 34 in 1967.
From BBC • Jul. 20, 2024
"And I said, `A coal miner? Why did she want a coal miner if she could've had you?' And he said, `Because when he sings . . . even the birds stop to listen.'"
From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins
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