line of work
noun phrase
: the work that a person does regularly in order to earn money : job
He's in a dangerous line of work.
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Getting that close and connecting with coaches and players is a real skill in this line of work.
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Zack Rosenblatt, The Athletic, 3 Jan. 2025
Similarly, Akademiks could find another line of work as an investigator.
—Shirley Halperin, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Dec. 2024
Gillis considered returning to her old line of work as a researcher for a real estate company, which paid better but was less satisfying.
—Andrea Hsu, NPR, 13 Dec. 2024
Despite being in this line of work, my son and I decided that college was not for him.
—Molly Peck, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024
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Zack Rosenblatt, The Athletic, 3 Jan. 2025
Similarly, Akademiks could find another line of work as an investigator.
—Shirley Halperin, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Dec. 2024
Gillis considered returning to her old line of work as a researcher for a real estate company, which paid better but was less satisfying.
—Andrea Hsu, NPR, 13 Dec. 2024
Despite being in this line of work, my son and I decided that college was not for him.
—Molly Peck, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024
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“Line of work.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/line%20of%20work. Accessed 10 Jan. 2025.
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