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as in professions
the activity by which one regularly makes a living
my primary occupation is stockbroker, but I'm a drummer in a rock band on the weekends
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as in occupancies
the act or fact of residing in a place
occupation of a condemned building is illegal
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Recent Examples of occupations
For that reason, the CDC estimates that the current risk to the public is low, but there are certain occupations and situations that can increase a person’s risk of catching bird flu.
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Brenda Goodman, CNN, 19 Dec. 2024
Women make 80% of healthcare decisions for their household and are about 80% of all workers in healthcare occupations.
—Eva Epker, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
The Department of Labor will no longer pursue its proposal to add more occupations to Schedule A, which could have exempted many individuals in science and engineering occupations from a costly and time-consuming labor certification process when pursuing permanent residence.
—Stuart Anderson, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
The Bureau of Labor Statistics projects that the number of data analytics and science jobs will grow at least 30% in the next decade — more than three times faster than the average for all other occupations.
—Morgan Smith, CNBC, 16 Dec. 2024
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, librarians and library media specialist occupations are projected to grow by only 3% between 2020 and 2030.
—Sydney Gore, Architectural Digest, 13 Dec. 2024
There are plenty of occupations that someone or other objects to.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 11 Dec. 2024
For young adult populations, heat exposures could be occurring through sports and other recreational activities, a lack of air conditioning in younger households and outdoor occupations that have limited precautionary measures, according to the study.
—Sharon Udasin, The Hill, 6 Dec. 2024
Those negative effects included reducing the white male labor supply by 28% and whites, on average, moving from higher-paying to lower-paying occupations.
—Stuart Anderson, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
Brenda Goodman, CNN, 19 Dec. 2024
Women make 80% of healthcare decisions for their household and are about 80% of all workers in healthcare occupations.
—Eva Epker, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
The Department of Labor will no longer pursue its proposal to add more occupations to Schedule A, which could have exempted many individuals in science and engineering occupations from a costly and time-consuming labor certification process when pursuing permanent residence.
—Stuart Anderson, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
The Bureau of Labor Statistics projects that the number of data analytics and science jobs will grow at least 30% in the next decade — more than three times faster than the average for all other occupations.
—Morgan Smith, CNBC, 16 Dec. 2024
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, librarians and library media specialist occupations are projected to grow by only 3% between 2020 and 2030.
—Sydney Gore, Architectural Digest, 13 Dec. 2024
There are plenty of occupations that someone or other objects to.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 11 Dec. 2024
For young adult populations, heat exposures could be occurring through sports and other recreational activities, a lack of air conditioning in younger households and outdoor occupations that have limited precautionary measures, according to the study.
—Sharon Udasin, The Hill, 6 Dec. 2024
Those negative effects included reducing the white male labor supply by 28% and whites, on average, moving from higher-paying to lower-paying occupations.
—Stuart Anderson, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for occupations
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Just like in all professions, people know each other.Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 19 Dec. 2024
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Being a taxi or ambulance driver won't automatically protect against developing Alzheimer's disease or dying from it but frequent behaviors within those professions could reveal information about preventing the illness.Rachel Raposas, People.com, 18 Dec. 2024
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Since then the arena has hosted several musical artist residencies – first U2 and, currently, the Eagles – immersive experiences and its first live sports event UFC 306.Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 14 Dec. 2024
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Although Mexico City boasts a sizable art scene, with hundreds of museums, festivals, independent art spaces, residencies, and galleries, the market there is not very big.Maricarmen Barrios, ARTnews.com, 28 Nov. 2024
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Macdonald kept possessions like that in mind when judging Smith’s performance.Michael-Shawn Dugar, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
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Texas matched the score and then some with three consecutive offensive scoring possessions that were finished off by two touchdown runs and a touchdown pass.Kambui Bomani, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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“Occupations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/occupations. Accessed 6 Jan. 2025.
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