field work

Example Sentences

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UN staff have been largely unable to carry out field work and UN agencies are having difficulty retrieving aid shipments from Havana's airports.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

Many of us have completed advanced training; four in five have a master’s degree, with hundreds of hours of field work as part of the requirement.

From Salon • Mar. 12, 2025

Sikich manages field work for the project and is considered an expert on lions in the region.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 12, 2024

“He was quite up himself… so he wasn't a particularly popular person, but he was reasonably good at his job,” says John Pomeroy, who organised research field work for Crocodylus Park.

From BBC • Aug. 9, 2024

“I promised I would meet with you. It is fine. I knew that when I refused any more of his field work, this would be my job until retirement.”

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee