profession
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He followed his father and grandfather into the profession, and his goal was to become a detective.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026
He eventually switched to performing full time in 1994 focusing on the profession he loved.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
A teacher by profession, Rocha has dabbled both in academia and politics throughout his career.
From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026
A senior role in the legal profession, he said, might have blinded him to the everyday friction of legal workflows.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
At an earlier proceeding, he was asked what his profession was, and he said, “I don’t work. I married an Osage.”
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
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
But corporate life is still corporate, even in artistic professions that give creative geniuses some leeway for antics.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
I can't think of many other professions in the world where there is one person with all that pressure on them.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026
Sometimes those were professions that were needed back home.
From "Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two" by Joseph Bruchac
Vocabulary lists containing profession
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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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