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Image His transformation from bricklayer to political player began by posting prolifically on social media in support of Mr. Trump: sharing memes, defending him in comment threads and explaining his politics to a Greenlandic audience.—Maya Tekeli, New York Times, 11 May 2025 His family lived within 15 miles of each other, all skilled tradespeople: plumbers, carpenters, bricklayers.—Megan Feringa, New York Times, 9 June 2025 His neighbors were bricklayers, rail workers, mechanics; a couple were doctors.—Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 14 June 2025 Politics How Antonio Villaraigosa went from a union organizer to a union target
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The State Building and Construction Trades Council represents hundreds of thousands of workers in the state, including bricklayers, ironworkers and painters, among many others.—Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for bricklayer
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