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Recent Examples of lifework
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.
—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
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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But according to government guidance, personnel must return home as soon as possible if a shutdown occurs while on work travel.—
Anne Flaherty,
ABC News,
30 Sep. 2025
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His work with rural counties has earned favorable notices, but in urban areas like Phoenix, many of the experts in Joan's reporting raised questions about Livar's effectiveness.—
Shaun McKinnon,
AZCentral.com,
30 Sep. 2025
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Work is less about vocation and more about earning a paycheck while people search for purpose elsewhere.—
John Winsor,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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And does Ainara go through with her vocation?—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
9 Sep. 2025
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Lejano said hospitals in his area are expanding capacity while some veteran nurses are leaving the profession due to burnout from the covid pandemic, creating openings.—
Phillip Reese,
Miami Herald,
3 Oct. 2025
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Broader trends suggest an uneven labor market, with professions like health care continuing to thrive while other fields lag, Stahle said.—
Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
3 Oct. 2025
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Spanish bakers brought European bread-making techniques, which were later influenced by French baking during the 19th century under Emperor Maximilian and the French occupation.—
Tiffany Acosta,
AZCentral.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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But as the text reads, no Palestinian living under occupation will feel reassured that citizenship of any state will be available to them in the foreseeable future.—
Hussein Ibish,
The Atlantic,
1 Oct. 2025
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The expectation was that rates could move more decisively on Friday, when the monthly employment report was set for release, but the government shutdown now has that in limbo.—
Diana Olick,
CNBC,
1 Oct. 2025
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Over the course of a 45-minute media session, Picollo listed the job employment that won’t change but spent the majority of his time talking about the things that will change offensively.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
30 Sep. 2025
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Public sentiment was already souring as inflation and living costs skyrocketed.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
3 Oct. 2025
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Similar protests occurred in Brazil over steep living costs and poor healthcare and education ahead of the country hosting the 2014 World Cup tournament.—
Connor Greene,
Time,
2 Oct. 2025
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Critics, including from Dartmouth’s own student body, accused her of being tone-deaf to the concerns of artists and writers whose livelihoods are threatened by AI automation.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
3 Oct. 2025
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Lamont Hopewell, a driver that delivers on behalf of Amazon’s DBK4 facility in Queens, said the bill would have a positive impact on his and other workers’ livelihoods.—
Meghan Hall,
Sourcing Journal,
30 Sep. 2025
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China's Tianwen 3 mission aims to launch in late 2028 and return Mars material to Earth in 2031.—
Andrew Jones,
Space.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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This marked the fourth time Canada had taken part in the mission in the last 12 months.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Lifework.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lifework. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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