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Australian surveyors first recorded a persistent underwater quacking dubbed the Bio-Duck noise in the 1960s.
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Andrew Coletti, Popular Science, 26 Mar. 2026
Land surveyors found what appeared to be a human skull when working in the field for property developers Wednesday, Matthews said.
—Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 25 Mar. 2026
Witnesses included the city’s own surveyor, Tom Dougherty, Noe Veloso, an assistant city engineer with the Fremont Public Works department, James Willis, a city planner, and two residents, Monica Melville and Paul Perkins.
—Kyle Martin, Mercury News, 23 Mar. 2026
At the board’s February meeting, the board directed staff to begin entering into agreements for the purchase and sale of property with brokers, appraisers, surveyors and environmental experts.
—Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Mar. 2026
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Andrew Coletti, Popular Science, 26 Mar. 2026
Land surveyors found what appeared to be a human skull when working in the field for property developers Wednesday, Matthews said.
—Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 25 Mar. 2026
Witnesses included the city’s own surveyor, Tom Dougherty, Noe Veloso, an assistant city engineer with the Fremont Public Works department, James Willis, a city planner, and two residents, Monica Melville and Paul Perkins.
—Kyle Martin, Mercury News, 23 Mar. 2026
At the board’s February meeting, the board directed staff to begin entering into agreements for the purchase and sale of property with brokers, appraisers, surveyors and environmental experts.
—Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Mar. 2026
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“Surveyor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/surveyor. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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surveyor
noun
sur·vey·or
sər-ˈvā-ər 
: one that surveys
especially
: one whose occupation is surveying land
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