field work
Britishnoun
Other Word Forms
- field worker noun
Example Sentences
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UN staff have been largely unable to carry out field work and UN agencies are having difficulty retrieving aid shipments from Havana's airports.
From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026
Without saying their exact roles, and with arms crossed, one says the course is considered a fast-track stepping stone for a promotion from the office to field work.
From BBC • Jan. 4, 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
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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