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occupational

[ok-yuh-pey-shuh-nl] / ˌɒk jəˈpeɪ ʃə nl /


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“It’s become clear that this product engineered stone countertops ... cannot be manufactured safely and economically,” said David Michaels, professor of environmental and occupational health at George Washington University and co-author of the study.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 12, 2026

His military occupational specialty was warehouse clerk, and his final assignment was with the 1st Reconnaissance Battalion at Camp Pendleton.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 6, 2026

It was an "occupational death", or work played a role, Comwel ruled.

From BBC Jul. 24, 2026

They have the least occupational capital to lose, and they probably have greater facility with new AI tools.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 28, 2026

That the change in his voice was nothing other than the onset of a real chill, an occupational illness of commercial travelers, of that he had not the slightest doubt.

From "The Metamorphosis" by Franz Kafka




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