vocation
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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'm lucky I have a partner that has helped me battle these demons, but I never thought a vocation - something I love - would push me to this."
From BBC • Jan. 19, 2026
The young person finds a vocation and maybe a mate.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026
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 • Jan. 1, 2026
He couldn’t remember the other monks’ names, or even the prayers that had been his vocation for decades, but the stories poured from him, and Lazlo listened.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
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