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Kenneth G. Wilson (1923–).  The Columbia Guide to Standard American English.  1993.
 
zeal (n.)
 
 
combines with the prepositions for or (rarely) in, followed either by a noun or a gerund, or it can take to, followed by an infinitive: She has a zeal for [in] insurance [for selling insurance, in selling insurance] [to sell insurance].  1
 
 
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