field work
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Too much rain can slow field work, cause berries to fall from trees, and increase the risk of disease.
From Barron's • Jun. 18, 2026
I’m a cultural anthropologist, and what we do is field work.
From Salon • Nov. 20, 2025
In an October hearing, Diane Rafferty of the auditing firm Alvarez & Marsal, told the court that preliminary field work uncovered “inconsistencies in services offered due to a lack of clear standards.”
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 20, 2024
“He was quite up himself… so he wasn't a particularly popular person, but he was reasonably good at his job,” says John Pomeroy, who organised research field work for Crocodylus Park.
From BBC • Aug. 9, 2024
By the time Lafayette began his field work in Selma, he had been arrested during Freedom Rides and sit-ins at least ten times.
From "Because They Marched" by Russell Freedman
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