avocation
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Vicente, Piesse and Edmondson all share stories similar to many of the organization's leaders: they had enjoyed some success in their chosen avocations only to find they weren't happy.
From Salon • Aug. 23, 2020
Psychologists have encouraged Hinckley over the years to paint, take photographs, write songs and play music, believing such avocations were therapeutic.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2019
Paul keeps other avocations in his sights, including his younger pursuits of painting and film editing.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 18, 2018
His avocations included collecting and researching Confederate firearms.
From Washington Post • Jul. 18, 2017
Sometimes the attack has come upon the patient with great confusion of mind, so that he appears dazed, or else a curious distraction has befallen him in the midst of his ordinary avocations.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
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