profession
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Now, as Nepal shifts from emergency response to reconstruction, he said he hopes to return to his profession.
From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026
The profession, in the period from 2000 to 2017, had a fatality rate more than 28 times higher than the U.S. average, the institute said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026
Law students educated in this way will be grounded in ethical and principled reasoning and adept at navigating an era when AI tools stand to shape changes in the practice of their profession.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026
The message was clear: Only “warriors” need apply to the newly reconstituted profession of arms.
From Salon ● Sep. 20, 2026
She was a young Reverend Sister and had not yet made her final profession.
From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
She says those working in caring professions such as medicine, nursing and teaching have a particular tendency towards this.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
Some people he knows went into blue-collar professions, for example, and “it’s worked out great.”
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026
It’s interesting to look back prior to 1960, 1950, and just see the professions and the things that justices did prior to being on the court.
From Slate ● Aug. 10, 2026
Villarreal: Not to compare the two professions, but does it make you see the work you do as an actor a form of public service?
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
At the age of 20, Descartes now took stock of his life and decided that he was not interested in a career in the professions.
From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin
Vocabulary lists containing profession
Can I Work It? Words for "Job"
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"The Pedestrian" by Ray Bradbury
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"Democracy in America, Vol. 1" by Alexis de Tocqueville, Introduction–Chapter 5
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