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as in profession
the activity by which one regularly makes a living
finally made sculpting her vocation instead of just a hobby
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as in fraternity
the body of people in a profession or field of activity
she says that although she respects certain journalists, she despises the vocation politics has its honest and its dishonest practitioners, just like any other vocation
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Recent Examples of vocation
The nonprofit keeps rents at 30% of monthly income, freeing up enough money for participants to attend school or develop a vocation, Ludlam said.
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Aldo Svaldi, The Denver Post, 24 Nov. 2024
Beyond that, much of the population would have learned a vocation, apprenticing to do what their father or mother did as a profession.
—Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 12 Nov. 2024
These building blocks allow young people to acquire knowledge that is profitable, relationships that are priceless, and a vocation that elevates their self-worth.
—Bruno V. Manno, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
But this unique vocation is dying out, a victim of various phenomena—but mostly the lack of new recruits to replenish its aging practitioners.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 7 Oct. 2024
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Aldo Svaldi, The Denver Post, 24 Nov. 2024
Beyond that, much of the population would have learned a vocation, apprenticing to do what their father or mother did as a profession.
—Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 12 Nov. 2024
These building blocks allow young people to acquire knowledge that is profitable, relationships that are priceless, and a vocation that elevates their self-worth.
—Bruno V. Manno, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
But this unique vocation is dying out, a victim of various phenomena—but mostly the lack of new recruits to replenish its aging practitioners.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 7 Oct. 2024
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Coursera, a national online course provider in the U.S., and other companies that provide online classes are available to people who want to gain those skills and can help people enter the profession without a college degree.Kayla Jimenez, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
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The Producers Guild Awards honors excellence in motion picture, TV and emerging-media productions as well as people shaping the producing profession.Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 10 Dec. 2024
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The bill also pushes universities to implement comprehensive hazing prevention programs, publish their hazing prevention policies and identify which fraternities and sororities have broken those rules.Zachary Schermele, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024
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The University of Arkansas has suspended the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity for at least three years after an investigation found violations including hazing, providing alcohol to underage people and dishonesty.Alex Golden, Axios, 6 Dec. 2024
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The recent findings will contribute to the understanding of human occupation in the Sierra Alta region of Hidalgo, specifically in the Barranca de Metztitlán area, where the first settlements are thought to date back at least 14,000 years.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 8 Dec. 2024
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Obama ended up funding and arming the Syrian opposition so feebly it was slaughtered and – when its extremists joined up with radicals from Iraq’s long-running insurgency against the US occupation – metastasized into ISIS.Nick Paton Walsh, CNN, 7 Dec. 2024
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Share your thoughts with the Journal Sentinel on potential MPS school closings, mergers, expansions, upgrades Cleo Krejci covers K-12 education and workforce development as a Report For America corps member based at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.Cleo Krejci, Journal Sentinel, 4 Dec. 2024
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The post is usually filled by people who have served on Capitol Hill, industry or the highest ranks of the officer corps.Tamara Keith, NPR, 4 Dec. 2024
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The division, which enforces voting rights laws, investigates police departments and brings charges for violations of people’s civil rights, is spending the final days of the Biden administration finishing as much work as possible on cases involving patterns or practices of police misconduct.Devlin Barrett, New York Times, 10 Dec. 2024
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In addition to her legal work, Habba has worked for MAGA, Inc., Trump's super PAC, and was part of his 2024 election campaign, where she was paid as a senior adviser.Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
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Tesla also had 1,025 H-1B petitions for continuing employment, mostly extensions for existing employees.Stuart Anderson, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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Typically, the Fed cuts rates to try to stimulate the economy enough to maximize employment yet not so much as to drive inflation high.COMPILED BYDEMOCRAT-GAZETTE STAFFFROM WIRE REPORTS, arkansasonline.com, 12 Dec. 2024
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“Vocation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vocation. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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