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Word: rewelding (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1970
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...next stations three feet away even if there were time. There never is. Partially assembled cars move past him at the rate of 62 an hour; in less than one minute he is expected to look over each auto, pound out a dent in a fender or reweld an improperly joined seam. Cars that cannot be fixed that quickly are taken off the line. In the winter, drafts from ill-caulked windows chill Belcher's chest, while hot air blasts from rust-proofing ovens 30 feet away singe his back. After two hours of standing on the concrete floor...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: The Grueling Life on the Line | 9/28/1970 | See Source »

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