vocation

At Oxford, Auden, after considering a scientific career, reaffirmed his poetic vocation but graduated only with an unimpressive third-class degree.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

For Crouse, the musical is about many things: music itself, of course, but also vocation, integrity and faith: “There was a lot for them to get their teeth into in terms of a story.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 27, 2026

For someone whose primary vocation lies in one of the Olympics' most niche sports, it was an unlikely position to be in.

From BBC ● Apr. 23, 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

“I haven’t found my vocation yet,” Abel answered.

From "Abel's Island" by William Steig

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 ● Dec. 22, 2025

Affluent families often paid a skilled artisan to train their children in well-paid, rewarding vocations.

From Slate ● Nov. 20, 2024

In his 2023 Faith and Law presentation, Simon offered “a brief framework on how Christians could and should engage with the distinctive tensions within vocations in law, policy, and associated disciplines.”

From Salon ● Mar. 7, 2024

Mr Emefiele rejected the nomination, but then did go to court to seek an interpretation of the bank's rules forbidding the governor and his deputies from engaging in "vocations", widely seen as including politics.

From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2023

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

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson