occupation
Example Sentences
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China is "steadily" building operational experience for "sustained occupation" of its Tiangong space station, and year-long missions are an important step towards future lunar and potentially deep-space ambitions, de Grijs told AFP.
From Barron's • May 24, 2026
Working out how to scam people, he added, is scam artists’ full-time occupation.
From MarketWatch • May 22, 2026
After whipping through a few jokes about his appearance and occupation, he paused and looked to the audience at Beaches Tropicana nightclub in West Hollywood.
From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026
Researchers found that IQ measured at age 23 was strongly connected to socioeconomic status by age 27, including education, occupation, and income.
From Science Daily • May 6, 2026
He’s a former marine who came to the country with an occupation force years back, but once the troops left, he stayed on, marrying a rich Dominican lady and opening his successful grocery store.
From "Before We Were Free" by Julia Alvarez
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