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Four years ago, a longtime admirer of Morris’s, Paul Clements, produced a workman-like survey of the travel writer’s life and oeuvre; now Wheeler comes forth with a much deeper and more questioning look at an author who could seem at home everywhere, yet remain a stranger in her own household.
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Pico Iyer, Air Mail, 2 May 2026
An over-excited group of fans celebrated the two saves by breaking a pane of glass behind the Kings bench, sending the coaches scurrying and pausing the game for several minutes as workmen repaired the damage.
—Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026
Two days later, three workmen discovered her body in the woods.
—Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 9 Apr. 2026
Droves of workmen were hired to build sturdy piers.
—Jeffrey Marlow, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2026
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Pico Iyer, Air Mail, 2 May 2026
An over-excited group of fans celebrated the two saves by breaking a pane of glass behind the Kings bench, sending the coaches scurrying and pausing the game for several minutes as workmen repaired the damage.
—Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026
Two days later, three workmen discovered her body in the woods.
—Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 9 Apr. 2026
Droves of workmen were hired to build sturdy piers.
—Jeffrey Marlow, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2026
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“Workman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/workman. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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workman
noun
work·man
ˈwərk-mən 
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: a skilled worker (as an electrician or carpenter)
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