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profession

[pruh-fesh-uhn] / prəˈfɛʃ ən /




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"Many sailors may think differently about this profession."

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

"Our profession has been too quiet, too passive and too fragmented in the face of abuses by the companies leading the AI revolution," he said.

From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026

In one political contribution last year, her profession was listed as “retired.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026

Every profession — finance and media and politics and insurance and real estate — has good eggs, bad eggs and stale eggs.

From MarketWatch • May 29, 2026

There are laws against impersonating workers in any profession, but no law preventing anyone from impersonating a scythe.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman




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