Line
Line noun - The activity by which one regularly makes a living.
Usage example: my line of business is “pre-owned” vehicles, and have I got a deal for you!
Post
Post noun - An assignment at which one regularly works for pay.
Usage example: she's held a number of teaching posts at local colleges
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- Post-grunge/alt-metal crossover bands melodically tend to follow more in line with classic grunge, Alternative Rock and NWOBHM on the mid end of the Mohs Scale of Rock and Metal Hardness.
Source: Post-Grunge -
Supposedly the game line was to continue into a new post-War period that explored the new setting at length, but the line faltered there as 3rd Edition was shortly visible on the horizon.
Source: Nothing Is the Same Anymore -
The first is Dexter standing in line at the post office for a long time, and when he reaches the front the desk lady closes the line.
Source: Series / Dexter
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