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
Paz, an economist by profession, comes from a family with a long history in politics.
From Barron's • May 25, 2026
Last week they staged a strike to call for recognition and more investment in their profession.
From BBC • May 25, 2026
He’s going to give the medical profession a bad name by standing up for principle.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
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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