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On a recent evening in a local pub, two builders asked other patrons for recommendations for tradesmen and were told they had to wait several weeks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 14, 2026

Now, Llŷr and others from the village claim tradesmen are looking for work in different areas.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

“This was an industry of gatekeepers,” he said, adding that master tradesmen ultimately viewed their apprentices — working in the same 10- to 15-mile radius as them — as competition.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 16, 2025

Here’s how the day usually goes: At 3 p.m. sharp, about 3,500 members of Zurich’s ancient guilds — associations of artisans or tradesmen that date to the Middle Ages — embark on a parade.

From New York Times • Apr. 16, 2024

Boats passed underneath them, full of scholars and tradesmen and children.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell

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