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vocation

[voh-key-shuhn] / voʊˈkeɪ ʃən /


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She added: "In my calling now, I strive to carry the care and compassion that shaped my vocation as a nurse into everything that I do."

From BBC

The conversations around the table in my own childhood are seared in my memory—they prompted an interest in government that turned into my vocation.

From The Wall Street Journal

Because even those who believe in no religion at all have a stake in others’ freedom to pursue their vocations and do good works.

From The Wall Street Journal

The latest installments, “East” and “West,” focus on artisans engaged at the highest level of their sometimes obscure vocations.

From The Wall Street Journal

For the first twenty years of its existence, the Institute offered a high school education and training in various vocations, such as agriculture.

From Literature