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[pur-puhs] / ˈpɜr pəs /






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The last time the Navy promoted a woman from captain to rear admiral was in June 2025, according to an analysis by Task and Purpose, a military-focused publication.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

Amy Eliza Wong is an advisor to Silicon Valley companies, author, and founder of Always on Purpose.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 18, 2025

"No woman deserves to die while birthing a child," says Mabel Onwuemena, national co-ordinator of the Women of Purpose Development Foundation.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2025

Zach Mercurio, author of an upcoming book called "The Power of Mattering" and a senior honorary fellow at the Center for Meaning and Purpose at Colorado State University, echoed this.

From Salon • Feb. 27, 2025

I have called you all together for a Purpose.

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien




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