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vocation

[voh-kay-shuhn] / voʊˈkeɪ ʃən /


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"I think of you, dear families, who, despite the many difficulties you face each day, persevere courageously in your vocation and mission," Pope Leo said.

From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026

Perhaps, given your vocation, you also benefited from a parsonage at some point.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 26, 2026

Like Mr. Barnett, she draws a throughline from her experience as a young reader to her vocation as a writer.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026

Performing, Midler adds, “isn’t a job with him — it’s a vocation, a calling.”

From Los Angeles Times ● May 27, 2026

“Oh, I do a little painting, but my real vocation is teaching promising young people like Mr. Costello here.”

From "Landscape with Invisible Hand" by M.T. Anderson

There are vocations filling traditional seminaries and religious communities in the U.S., loyal to Rome and to their local bishops.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 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

That, they hope, will eventually lead to more religious vocations so that foreign missionaries become less and less necessary.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 3, 2023

She later became a dentist, pilot, and basketball player, among many other vocations.

From "Women in Space" by Karen Bush Gibson




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