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
But in the end, he answered the true call of duty.
From BBC • Nov. 19, 2023
Hill said they believed Taylor deserved the medal, the military’s highest decoration for service members who go above and beyond the call of duty, often risking their lives through selfless acts of valor.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 4, 2023
The call of duty for Terri Faloney, a beekeeper in Hamilton, Ontario, came on Wednesday at around 8 a.m.
From New York Times • Aug. 30, 2023
It was like she had this quota to fill in order to not be a crappy mother, and my filmmaking was above and beyond the call of duty.
From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon
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