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social work

NOUN
social service
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Plus, more workers have opted to go back to school for advanced degrees in social work and health professions, among other fields.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

Callie Kinnan, 21, never planned to study fashion, but social work.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

Benjamin Henwood, a USC social work researcher and co-author of the paper, said that kind of instability can cause people to lose medications, documents, belongings and connections to outreach workers and care providers.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

The judge noted from a criminal justice social work report that Cristiano had not accepted the guilty verdict.

From BBC • Feb. 6, 2026

He used the money that he made to pay bills while my mother was in school getting her social work degree.

From "When I Was the Greatest" by Jason Reynolds




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