Example Sentences

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Plumbers, electricians and other tradespeople are sometimes overlooked, but they won’t be replaced by artificial intelligence.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 20, 2026

"Pay for kids to become electricians, pay for apprenticeships for real skills that we need. Our granite heritage is falling apart."

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

The company, which makes a software for trade professionals like plumbers and electricians, got caught in the software pullback earlier this year.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

“Studio lots like this one used to be filled with people, costumers, electricians, set medics, caterers, thousands of Angelenos making a living,” she says in the video posted on social media.

From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2026

Exhibitors gradually completed their installations, and electricians removed the last misconnects from the elaborate circuits that linked the fair’s nearly 200,000 incandescent bulbs.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson