sanitation worker
Americannoun
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Evaristo Casares Fernandez, a sanitation worker, noted that it would fall to him to clean up the floating mass of footwear.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026
So, like many SSI recipients, she has continued to live with her father, who makes around $2,000 a month as a Philadelphia sanitation worker.
From Salon ● Apr. 29, 2026
The 35-year-old sanitation worker -- who organizes paid gold-digging tours -- says he had tripled his yearly average find from one ounce a year to three using the gadgets.
From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2025
In another, he was observing a clean up behind the yellow tape when a sanitation worker purposefully obstructed his view and ordered him to move back while on a public sidewalk, the suit alleges.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2025
One man said he was a sanitation worker from Houston.
From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers
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