coal miner
Americannoun
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This is a point made by Fiona Hill, the daughter of a coal miner from Bishop Auckland who later moved to Washington DC to become a senior White House adviser.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
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
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
His dad, a coal miner, once told him to work until the day he died.
From Salon ● Nov. 2, 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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