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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Ryan Begin is the CEO and cofounder of Divert, Inc., an impact technology company on a mission to Protect the Value of Food™.
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Ryan Begin, Forbes.com, 22 July 2025
Meet the man on a mission to donate platelets to every American Red Cross donation center in the nation.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 19 July 2025
In 2012, Allen spent two years in Kenya on a mission to help with a non-governmental organization (NGO) while in Africa, which eventually led him to manage a camp with hippos and introduce others to African wildlife.
—Skyler Caruso, People.com, 15 July 2025
As white men have lurched to the right, the band is on a mission to convince them that they’re being played by a grifter.
—Jeffrey Goldberg, The Atlantic, 3 July 2025
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Ryan Begin, Forbes.com, 22 July 2025
Meet the man on a mission to donate platelets to every American Red Cross donation center in the nation.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 19 July 2025
In 2012, Allen spent two years in Kenya on a mission to help with a non-governmental organization (NGO) while in Africa, which eventually led him to manage a camp with hippos and introduce others to African wildlife.
—Skyler Caruso, People.com, 15 July 2025
As white men have lurched to the right, the band is on a mission to convince them that they’re being played by a grifter.
—Jeffrey Goldberg, The Atlantic, 3 July 2025
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“On a mission.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20a%20mission. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.
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