avocation
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“I think Spencer’s perspective was, ‘I’m going to turn this into not just an avocation but also a vocation,’” he said.
From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026
He was also an amateur boxer, an avocation that left him with a permanently sunken left cheekbone.
From New York Times • Sep. 26, 2022
But as "A Guide to the Labyrinth" so powerfully demonstrates, he was increasingly besotted by the language of poetry, an avocation he had pursued since his early teen years.
From Salon • Dec. 11, 2021
Conversely, Steel said, “President-elect Biden is a legislator by avocation, by training, by instinct, by experience in a way that former President Obama was not.”
From Seattle Times • Jan. 1, 2021
Looking at God’s wondrous handiwork was a worthwhile avocation, and in some cases, vocation.
From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman
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