Duty
Duty noun - A piece of work that needs to be done regularly.
Usage example: the regular duties of a lifeguard
Project
Project noun - A method worked out in advance for achieving some objective.
Mutual synonyms
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The Tyranid Hive-Fleets project the Shadow in the Warp, created by the psychic disturbance caused by the Hive Mind, cutting off interstellar communications (which are the duty of telepaths).
Source: Psychic Static -
However, in a 2015 PDF bonus story associated with a Kickstarter project, meeting her on duty at the hospital causes Gary to dream about her more or less falling out of her scrubs.
Source: Webcomic / Ménage à 3 -
We Help the Helpless: Jarod considers it his duty to do so, as just about every project he did for The Centre was ultimately used to help some megalomaniac profit at the expense of innocent people.
Source: Series / The Pretender
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