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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Such granular knowledge of arrowhead design, technology, and fabrication is essential in his line of work, as Bucks County is the woodchuck-hunting capital of the Northeast.
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Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2025
In his old line of work, eliminating folks for money-laundering brother Knuckles (Daniel Wu), Marvin could kill without question.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 6 Feb. 2025
Eventually, another woman enters the picture—Soo-Min (Sandrine Holt), the Hungarian client’s wife, who, unlike Myrna, is entirely unfazed by Karsh’s line of work.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 11 Apr. 2025
That line of work has led to important progress in disparate fields of computer science, from cryptography (opens a new tab) to algorithmic game theory.
—Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 4 Apr. 2025
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Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2025
In his old line of work, eliminating folks for money-laundering brother Knuckles (Daniel Wu), Marvin could kill without question.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 6 Feb. 2025
Eventually, another woman enters the picture—Soo-Min (Sandrine Holt), the Hungarian client’s wife, who, unlike Myrna, is entirely unfazed by Karsh’s line of work.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 11 Apr. 2025
That line of work has led to important progress in disparate fields of computer science, from cryptography (opens a new tab) to algorithmic game theory.
—Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 4 Apr. 2025
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“Line of work.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/line%20of%20work. Accessed 10 May. 2025.
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