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His family lived within 15 miles of each other, all skilled tradespeople: plumbers, carpenters, bricklayers.
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Megan Feringa, New York Times, 9 June 2025
But verticals are the work of outsiders: a parallel industry of recent film-school graduates, underemployed tradespeople, and creative laborers who have yet to meet the requirements for membership in Hollywood’s various powerful unions.
—Joshua Hunt, Vulture, 5 June 2025
An increasing number of organizations are crowdsourcing solutions and creating forums where tradespeople openly share jobsite tips, lessons learned and best practices across roles and companies.
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—Michael Pink, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
In reality, the current $10,000 cap unfairly penalizes middle-class families—cops, firefighters, teachers, nurses, blue-collar tradespeople—in high-tax states like New York.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 May 2025
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Megan Feringa, New York Times, 9 June 2025
But verticals are the work of outsiders: a parallel industry of recent film-school graduates, underemployed tradespeople, and creative laborers who have yet to meet the requirements for membership in Hollywood’s various powerful unions.
—Joshua Hunt, Vulture, 5 June 2025
An increasing number of organizations are crowdsourcing solutions and creating forums where tradespeople openly share jobsite tips, lessons learned and best practices across roles and companies.
5.
—Michael Pink, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
In reality, the current $10,000 cap unfairly penalizes middle-class families—cops, firefighters, teachers, nurses, blue-collar tradespeople—in high-tax states like New York.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 May 2025
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“Tradespeople.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tradespeople. Accessed 13 Jul. 2025.
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tradespeople
plural noun
trades·peo·ple
-ˌpē-pəl 
: people engaged in trade
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