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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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In addition to the fear of deportation, the ruling puts thousands of immigrants at risk of losing their work authorization and their jobs, according to a Haitian-American journalist.
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While the artist’s work resonates with audiences around the world, Miami’s deep Caribbean and Latin American cultures, central to the city’s identity, may allow many visitors to connect in a deeper way.
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And for fishing guide Eric Watts, the lake is the source of his vocation.
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Equally vital, aging misers addicted to their vocations need palliatives and surrogates for the drug of importance.
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Antoine de Saint Exupéry wrote that the greatness of a profession is, above all, to unite people.
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Many older Black voters remember the same era as one that expanded access to universities, professions, public-sector jobs, homeownership, and political representation.
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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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Chadwick had framed the move as a desire to pursue new projects and a new calling, including the expansion of his Moments of Hope ministry and writing books.
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There's no greater calling in life than being a mom or dad.
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“Lifework.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lifework. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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