profession
Example Sentences
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In one political contribution last year, her profession was listed as “retired.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026
Every profession — finance and media and politics and insurance and real estate — has good eggs, bad eggs and stale eggs.
From MarketWatch • May 29, 2026
Every manager who has over-achieved in those circumstances must - and is - recognised in our profession, but so are those who gain promotion from any division.
From BBC • May 26, 2026
Paz, an economist by profession, comes from a family with a long history in politics.
From Barron's • May 25, 2026
Her profession required her to sit in the dark with strangers, often men, holding hands.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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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