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Discover LudwigThe phrase "have a calling" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It is used to mean that a person is driven to do a particular job or follow a certain life path, especially because they feel it is their destiny. For example: John always felt he had a calling to work in public service.
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My parents have a calling that I don't feel like I inherited.
Like generations before us, we have a calling from beyond the stars to stand for freedom.
… Though indisputably dominant, Azarenka does not have a calling card in her game the way most previous dominant No. 1's have.
While Mr. Levy was producing "George Lucas in Love" with his partner, Joe Nussbaum, so they would have a calling card to send Hollywood executives, Mr. Levy was working at a small, independent production company.
It needs to be your vocation, something you have a calling for," she adds.
Jung said that scientists have a "calling" to strive "to solve the [world's] problems," Kwon told Next Wave.
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"Everyone has a calling".
But, I had a calling.
Your soul has a calling.
The third man had a calling.
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

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