profession
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For myriad reasons, including access-to-justice gaps in rural America, more pathways to the legal profession are needed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
Hannah Leonard, from the Royal College of Midwives union, said: "Midwives do an extraordinary job, and they deserve to feel pride in their profession, not burnt out within a few years of qualifying".
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026
Quinta Brunson’s scraping schoolteacher Janine Teagues in “Abbott Elementary” hopes to grow into the roles modeled by classroom veterans before rent and bills push her out of the profession.
From Salon ● Aug. 30, 2026
I’m also a physician, trained in a profession that asks us to take action by identifying risk factors, diagnosing diseases, and intervening whenever possible.
From Slate ● Aug. 29, 2026
Instead, they portrayed Dr. Kane as selflessly helping a young girl rise from her sordid profession by providing a proper education—polishing his image as a kind of super-generous superhero.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
Across professions, Blandin noted, there are many tasks where at least 20% of workers are using AI, “but there are no tasks where almost everyone uses it.”
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 1, 2026
A study this month at the Harvard Medical School in the US, external found that flight attendants and pilots had the highest level of radiation-related cancer deaths among more than 500 different professions.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
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
The activist said he’s seen AI affect ride-hail drivers, therapists, architects, designers and other professions.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
“In some pretties, they disappear, or are intentionally cured—in those whose professions require them to react quickly, like working in an emergency room, or putting out a fire. Those who deal with conflict and danger.”
From "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld
Vocabulary lists containing profession
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"Democracy in America, Vol. 1" by Alexis de Tocqueville, Introduction–Chapter 5
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