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vocation

[voh-key-shuhn] / voʊˈkeɪ ʃən /


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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

The encyclical praises entrepreneurial initiative as a worthy vocation and recognizes the enormous potential of innovation to alleviate suffering and expand opportunity.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

Performing, Midler adds, “isn’t a job with him — it’s a vocation, a calling.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 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

Mr. St. John had said nothing to me yet about the employment he had promised to obtain for me; yet it became urgent that I should have a vocation of some kind.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë




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