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profession

[pruh-fesh-uhn] / prəˈfɛʃ ən /




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The latest annual data on teacher numbers, published last year, suggested the number of teachers leaving the profession had slightly improved in 2024-25, but remained high compared with previous years.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

JC: One gets the sense that living here triggered your choice of profession?

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

"I totally agree - the resident doctors deserve more money. They do, but I don't think people in that profession should be allowed to strike."

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

The entire legal profession has operated on this understanding for more than a decade.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

Jack’s favorite thing to do was to watch his grandfather paint the lettering on signs, which was his profession.

From "Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps" by Andrea Warren




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