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Rarely have an actor's eyes been put to such good use, as Murphy's thousand-yard stare communicates guilt, regret, and anxious anticipation of how his life's work will impact the world for generations to come.
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Devan Coggan, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Mar. 2026
Shirahige, now 76, says measuring radioactive material and sharing that data is his life's work.
—ABC News, 10 Mar. 2026
His family's creativity was the foundation for Dupart's life's work.
—Edie Kasten, CBS News, 28 Feb. 2026
Hackman, who died at 95 years old earlier this year, left behind a wealth of significant pieces of his life's work, a collection of which was listed for auction by Bonhams auction house.
—Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 25 Nov. 2025
For James Watson, DNA was everything — not just his life's work, but the secret of life itself.
—Nell Greenfieldboyce, NPR, 7 Nov. 2025
That's kind of what the institute and my life's work is all about.
—Joan Meiners, AZCentral.com, 2 Nov. 2025
Her life's work was connection, through ideas and culture.
—Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 17 Oct. 2025
Their contempt for freedom and social order trades the politics of reason and persuasion—Charlie's life's work—for the false politics of violence and murder.
—Brooke L. Rollins, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
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Devan Coggan, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Mar. 2026
Shirahige, now 76, says measuring radioactive material and sharing that data is his life's work.
—ABC News, 10 Mar. 2026
His family's creativity was the foundation for Dupart's life's work.
—Edie Kasten, CBS News, 28 Feb. 2026
Hackman, who died at 95 years old earlier this year, left behind a wealth of significant pieces of his life's work, a collection of which was listed for auction by Bonhams auction house.
—Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 25 Nov. 2025
For James Watson, DNA was everything — not just his life's work, but the secret of life itself.
—Nell Greenfieldboyce, NPR, 7 Nov. 2025
That's kind of what the institute and my life's work is all about.
—Joan Meiners, AZCentral.com, 2 Nov. 2025
Her life's work was connection, through ideas and culture.
—Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 17 Oct. 2025
Their contempt for freedom and social order trades the politics of reason and persuasion—Charlie's life's work—for the false politics of violence and murder.
—Brooke L. Rollins, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
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“Life's work.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/life%27s%20work. Accessed 19 Mar. 2026.
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