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occupation

[ok-yuh-pey-shuhn] / ˌɒk jəˈpeɪ ʃən /




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The strikes further strained a power grid that survived the 1990 Iraqi invasion and occupation, as well as a round of Iranian attacks earlier this year.

From Barron's Jul. 21, 2026

“People divorced from community, occupation, and association,” he wrote, “are first and foremost among the supporters of extremism.”

From Salon Jul. 3, 2026

For management analysts, a useful proxy for consulting work, overall employment grew 12% from 2022 to early 2026, while solo self-employment within the occupation grew more than twice as fast.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 1, 2026

The council also highlighted its wider efforts to tackle tenancy fraud and unlawful occupation.

From BBC Jun. 12, 2026

Washing clothes was then a very agreeable occupation.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

Within the U.S., they found that AI is being used across a large number of occupations.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 23, 2026

Education experts said one possible response to such a scenario is for state legislatures that set licensing requirements to decide some occupations — like barbers and stylists — actually need less training.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 22, 2026

Then I used workers’ reported occupations to merge them onto Digital Planet’s new AI Exposure metric.

From MarketWatch Jul. 17, 2026

That is particularly relevant to India where hundreds of millions of people still work outdoors in occupations such as farming, while indoor workers in places like factories rarely have air conditioning.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 7, 2026

Everywhere men busied themselves in frivolous and worthless occupations.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead




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