field work

Example Sentences

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UN staff have been largely unable to carry out field work and UN agencies are having difficulty retrieving aid shipments from Havana's airports.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

I’m a cultural anthropologist, and what we do is field work.

From Salon • Nov. 20, 2025

To capture that, he explains, relies on "absolutely top class field work", patiently watching and getting shots in "an observational, non-invasive way."

From BBC • Aug. 3, 2025

Sikich manages field work for the project and is considered an expert on lions in the region.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 12, 2024

In the summers he came home to take his father’s place in the fields, for cabin rent had to be paid with field work.

From "Sounder" by William H. Armstrong