vocation
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Unflappably brilliant and sincere in her vocation, she proves that faith in action can be both serious and great fun to watch.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026
Performing, Midler adds, “isn’t a job with him — it’s a vocation, a calling.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026
For someone whose primary vocation lies in one of the Olympics' most niche sports, it was an unlikely position to be in.
From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026
Instead, the danger seems to be in hospitals, where people are suffering or dying, surrounded by doctors who could help them but are afraid that doing so will risk their freedom or vocation.
From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026
The jockey lived hard and lean and tended to die young, trampled under the hooves of horses or imploding from the pressures of his vocation.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
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