field work

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The team combined field work, seismic and satellite data to reconstruct a domino chain of events and trace the height of the wave.

From BBC • May 6, 2026

All the field work we do points to absolute global adoption starting at the board level—not the IT level, where we usually saw past tech trends start.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

I’m a cultural anthropologist, and what we do is field work.

From Salon • Nov. 20, 2025

In an October hearing, Diane Rafferty of the auditing firm Alvarez & Marsal, told the court that preliminary field work uncovered “inconsistencies in services offered due to a lack of clear standards.”

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 20, 2024

“I promised I would meet with you. It is fine. I knew that when I refused any more of his field work, this would be my job until retirement.”

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee