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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The program's first launch, Artemis 1, launched in November 2022, and flew an uncrewed Orion spacecraft to lunar orbit on a mission that lasted about one month.
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Josh Dinner, Space.com, 9 Jan. 2026
Both are on a mission, handing out flyers for Luis’ missing daughter, Mar, swallowed by the seemingly endless nomadic rave culture.
—Robert Lang, Deadline, 7 Jan. 2026
Reports began to filter in that insurrectionists, some of whom were believed to be armed and on a mission to kill, had breached the Capitol.
—Zach Fisch, The Atlantic, 6 Jan. 2026
Now, though, Batiste was on a mission to connect with the artists that inspire him — and Newman was high on the list.
—Rachel Desantis, PEOPLE, 4 Jan. 2026
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Josh Dinner, Space.com, 9 Jan. 2026
Both are on a mission, handing out flyers for Luis’ missing daughter, Mar, swallowed by the seemingly endless nomadic rave culture.
—Robert Lang, Deadline, 7 Jan. 2026
Reports began to filter in that insurrectionists, some of whom were believed to be armed and on a mission to kill, had breached the Capitol.
—Zach Fisch, The Atlantic, 6 Jan. 2026
Now, though, Batiste was on a mission to connect with the artists that inspire him — and Newman was high on the list.
—Rachel Desantis, PEOPLE, 4 Jan. 2026
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“On a mission.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20a%20mission. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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