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profession

[pruh-fesh-uhn] / prəˈfɛʃ ən /




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In the language of the profession, “the risks are skewed to the downside.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 2, 2026

"Teachers are coming into the profession and then within a year or two they're saying 'no thank you very much, I'm going to leave and do something else'," he said.

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026

“A.I. humanization” is a growing profession, and for industries beyond academia, these words can be said out in the open.

From Slate • Mar. 20, 2026

"Every related profession will lose their jobs, leading to even more widespread unemployment," she said.

From Barron's • Mar. 18, 2026

Della Porta was a Neapolitan nobleman who had made a profession out of occult learning.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton