profession
Example Sentences
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Judges are expected to behave with decorum while on the bench, but the profession doesn’t demand that they forfeit free-speech rights in retirement.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 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
And yet, the profession grew to about 350,000, according to government figures from 2021.
From BBC • May 29, 2026
On the open market, a healthy 41-year-old might pay something like $100 a month for a $1 million policy — but the premium would be higher if they have a risky profession.
From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026
Like branding steers or embalming the dead, teaching was a profession I had never seriously considered.
From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris
Vocabulary lists containing profession
Can I Work It? Words for "Job"
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"The Pedestrian" by Ray Bradbury
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"Democracy in America, Vol. 1" by Alexis de Tocqueville, Introduction–Chapter 5
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