profession
Example Sentences
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But modern hickdom doesn’t have anything to do with geography, class, profession, circumstances of birth.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
JC: One gets the sense that living here triggered your choice of profession?
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026
"I think there's a part of me that always feels regretful whenever we take strike action, we don't go into the medical profession to do that," he said.
From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026
Once assisted suicide is legal, the role of the state and the medical profession shifts—from preventing self-inflicted death to regulating its provision.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026
Those still close to Bobby asked the obvious question: If he was one of the best players in the world, or certainly in the United States, why couldn’t he make a living practicing his profession?
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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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