occupational hazard
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of occupational hazard
First recorded in 1950–55
Example Sentences
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Losing to Real Madrid is an occupational hazard of the Champions League.
From BBC • Feb. 19, 2025
Like most modern pitchers, he knows injuries are an occupational hazard of the job.
From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2024
Splashes of rain making the ink run was an occupational hazard that is retrospectively laughable.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 3, 2023
A degree of paranoia and conspiratorial thinking can be seen as an occupational hazard for lawyers.
From Slate • Jul. 30, 2023
Resolving the operational problems of late 1935 introduced a new occupational hazard for the Rad Lab staff: tedium.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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