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social work

NOUN
social service
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“I owe more in student debt than I owe on my house,” said Durkee, a resident of Medford, N.J., who has a master’s degree in social work.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 30, 2026

“I can count on one hand the number of repairs I’ve needed and I’ve never been stranded,” said Gleeson, a former software engineer who is now working toward a master’s degree in social work.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

“We didn’t have a background in psychology or social work, we just had each other and a mic,” Greenberg recalls.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026

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

From BBC • Feb. 6, 2026

After the meeting I met an Irish girl who worked for an advertising agency, a girl who did social work, a schoolteacher, and the wife of a prominent university professor.

From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright




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