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profession

[pruh-fesh-uhn] / prəˈfɛʃ ən /




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In “The Shift,” she compresses the challenge of an entire profession into a single 12-hour shift on a hospital cancer ward.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 21, 2026

Within a legal profession that venerates judges and worships the Supreme Court, this is borderline heresy.

From Slate Jul. 20, 2026

A brief attempt at a career in the legal profession was cut short after he failed his first year at law school.

From BBC Jul. 13, 2026

Instead of assuming you’ll earn steadily more as you advance in your profession, you plan for sudden job loss, a health crisis or some other life-changing adverse event.

From MarketWatch Jul. 12, 2026

She had no understanding of her husband’s work and, having been raised among the minor rural gentry, she despised his impecunious profession.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

The activist said he’s seen AI affect ride-hail drivers, therapists, architects, designers and other professions.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 22, 2026

That dichotomy proved controversial because it left certain programs, like graduate-level training for nurses and physician assistants, out of the group of professions eligible for the higher limits.

From MarketWatch Jul. 1, 2026

But the salaries and benefits offered by BAE draw workers from other professions, leaving the town bereft of mechanics, driving instructors and nurses.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 14, 2026

The think-tank has examined how the technology could help or harm dozens of professions -- from cobblers to sewer cleaners, farmers to tea sellers.

From Barron's Jun. 11, 2026

Powell did not get Speedy’s words just then, though he heard something that resembled, “Lover’s professions when uttered in Hessians.”

From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov




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