call of duty
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The details rarely matter, but the call of duty always does.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 18, 2025
She also said she was "deeply troubled" at her sister's "dangerous" levels of work being characterised in the report as "going above and beyond the call of duty".
From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2024
Though he could live and work elsewhere, he said he feels a call of duty to stay and minister to his shrinking flock.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 19, 2023
They wanted Taylor to have a Medal of Honor, the military’s highest decoration given to service members who go above and beyond the call of duty, often risking their lives through selfless acts of valor.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 1, 2023
Ang Dorje had been working well beyond the call of duty for six long weeks.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
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