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Recent Examples of lifework
Spreading that message is Bigtree’s lifework.
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Tom Bartlett,
The Atlantic,
24 Feb. 2026
Four years after Farmer’s death, Clinton reflects on preserving her mentor’s lifework in health care and remembers his tender tenacity.
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Chelsea Clinton,
Vanity Fair,
24 Feb. 2026
That Miyazaki’s lifework is now grist for the generative-A.I. mill might be not only an insult but a copyright infringement.
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Kyle Chayka,
New Yorker,
2 Apr. 2025
Among the influencers in those meetings was Arturo Schomburg, a Puerto Rican historian of African descent who, as a young child, often wondered about the lack of African history taught in his classrooms, an interest that formed the cornerstone of his lifework of research and preservation.
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Leonard Greene,
New York Daily News,
15 Feb. 2025
Plus: Big Tech’s swearing in Amanda Petrusich remembers Garth Hudson
An origami master who lost his lifework in the L.A. fires
What if the Attention Crisis Is All a Distraction?
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Erin Neil,
The New Yorker,
24 Jan. 2025
Young artists want to reclaim their vision READ PART 2:Native art, Native artists: Breaking down the 'wall': Indigenous art masters inspired to rebel against gatekeepers
How an accident led to a career
Pruitt came to his lifework literally by accident.
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Debra Utacia Krol,
USA TODAY,
30 Nov. 2024
How an accident led to a career Pruitt came to his lifework literally by accident.
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Debra Utacia Krol,
The Arizona Republic,
20 Nov. 2024
Tom Bartlett,
The Atlantic,
24 Feb. 2026
Four years after Farmer’s death, Clinton reflects on preserving her mentor’s lifework in health care and remembers his tender tenacity.
—
Chelsea Clinton,
Vanity Fair,
24 Feb. 2026
That Miyazaki’s lifework is now grist for the generative-A.I. mill might be not only an insult but a copyright infringement.
—
Kyle Chayka,
New Yorker,
2 Apr. 2025
Among the influencers in those meetings was Arturo Schomburg, a Puerto Rican historian of African descent who, as a young child, often wondered about the lack of African history taught in his classrooms, an interest that formed the cornerstone of his lifework of research and preservation.
—
Leonard Greene,
New York Daily News,
15 Feb. 2025
Plus: Big Tech’s swearing in Amanda Petrusich remembers Garth Hudson
An origami master who lost his lifework in the L.A. fires
What if the Attention Crisis Is All a Distraction?
—
Erin Neil,
The New Yorker,
24 Jan. 2025
Young artists want to reclaim their vision READ PART 2:Native art, Native artists: Breaking down the 'wall': Indigenous art masters inspired to rebel against gatekeepers
How an accident led to a career
Pruitt came to his lifework literally by accident.
—
Debra Utacia Krol,
USA TODAY,
30 Nov. 2024
How an accident led to a career Pruitt came to his lifework literally by accident.
—
Debra Utacia Krol,
The Arizona Republic,
20 Nov. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lifework
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Roth was placed on administrative leave but returned to work shortly afterward, according to the lawsuit.
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Considering flight attendants spend the majority of their week living out of a suitcase, their luggage has to be truly top-tier—capable of holding all of their work essentials, personal items, and more without missing a beat.
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Fortunately, anticipating the tastes of strangers has become something of a vocation.
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Businesspeople have visited schools to help students explore other routes, including community college and vocations such as HVAC technicians.
Noun
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The automaker gets top ratings for such professions as automotive engineer and data scientist.
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The path into the legal profession no longer runs through legal institutions.
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Two wars in as many years with Israel — both launched on other’s behalf but with outsized consequences borne here — have resulted in thousands of dead, a million-plus displacement crisis and the leveling and occupation of wide swaths of the country.
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The ridge was included in an IDF occupation map released on Thursday, which expanded the force’s zone of operations north toward the Ali al-Taher hill area.
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But beyond public perception, USCIS, the agency that processes petitions for employment authorizations, green card and citizenship applications, has been impacted by the early 2025 workforce cuts.
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Upon learning of the investigation, the district immediately placed him on administrative leave and subsequently terminated his employment.
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Its flavors and customs and ways of living are revealed to us over dinner or even a simple morning coffee.
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The 220 one- to three-bedroom units here (some of which are pet friendly) offer living areas, kitchenettes, washer and dryer combinations, and patios or terraces.
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None of these are the type of meaty science mission that Mars researchers have become accustomed to.
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Based on previous statements from officials, the Victus Haze mission will unfold with additional maneuvers to bring Rocket Lab’s Puma satellite closer to True Anomaly’s Jackal.
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Walton had found his calling in the courts and lawyers, then as now, often dabbled in politics.
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Peterson gave credit to catcher Carson Kelly’s game calling, which required the two getting up to speed quickly without the lefty having thrown a bullpen that would’ve given Kelly an idea in person of how his stuff moves.
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“Lifework.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lifework. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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