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profession

[pruh-fesh-uhn] / prəˈfɛʃ ən /




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"Our profession has been too quiet, too passive and too fragmented in the face of abuses by the companies leading the AI revolution," he said.

From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026

That, combined with the dishonesty evidenced by the fraud convictions, resulted in the GMC viewing Hopper's conduct as "incompatible" with the medical profession, Dudley concluded.

From BBC • May 29, 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

But traveling nurses, an increasingly popular segment of the profession, are giving the field a surprising allure.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

An accountant by profession, Grabarek did not seem up to the challenge.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson




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