field work
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The team combined field work, seismic and satellite data to reconstruct a domino chain of events and trace the height of the wave.
From BBC ● May 6, 2026
All the field work we do points to absolute global adoption starting at the board level—not the IT level, where we usually saw past tech trends start.
From Barron's ● Mar. 27, 2026
Anthropology requires a lot of field work and a lot of interviewing and I always felt awkward approaching total strangers.
From Salon ● Dec. 10, 2024
“As an avid recreationist and a wildlife biologist that does field work, I often hear wildlife before I see them, so this is a really important point.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 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
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