labor of love

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The book is a labor of love and obsession, a search for answers by a philosopher who can, at times, overthink things.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 30, 2025

"For all of us it's a labor of love," declared JPMorgan Chief Executive Jamie Dimon just before the symbolic ribbon-cutting at the building referred to as "270" for its address at 270 Park Avenue.

From Barron's • Oct. 21, 2025

Amy and Geoff, high school sweethearts who met in their teens in Gulfport, Miss., are today in their early 50s, and the Museum of Make Believe has become a labor of love.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 29, 2025

Morello's post said putting the event together was "over a year of hard work but heavy metal was the music that made me love music and it was a labor of love."

From BBC • Jul. 9, 2025

The lodge had been a labor of love and a project they ran together.

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone