on a mission
idiom
: undertaking a task that one considers to be a very important duty
She's on a mission to locate her lost sister.
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This hit preschool show features the friends on a mission to learn about all kinds of jobs; from driving a monster truck to making pizza, to police detectives, to paleontologists.
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Devonne Goode, Parents, 25 Sep. 2025
That put Kliger on a mission to bring what’s worked at Mytheresa to the other businesses.
—Evan Clark, Footwear News, 25 Sep. 2025
These experiences together have helped him, Bailey said, with assessing risks during planning, mitigating those risks and then applying the lessons learned on a mission.
—Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 24 Sep. 2025
The new Galacticoaster coming to Legoland California in 2026 will train aspiring astronauts for intergalactic travel before blasting off on a mission into the Lego Galaxy.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 22 Sep. 2025
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Devonne Goode, Parents, 25 Sep. 2025
That put Kliger on a mission to bring what’s worked at Mytheresa to the other businesses.
—Evan Clark, Footwear News, 25 Sep. 2025
These experiences together have helped him, Bailey said, with assessing risks during planning, mitigating those risks and then applying the lessons learned on a mission.
—Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 24 Sep. 2025
The new Galacticoaster coming to Legoland California in 2026 will train aspiring astronauts for intergalactic travel before blasting off on a mission into the Lego Galaxy.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 22 Sep. 2025
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“On a mission.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20a%20mission. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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