on a mission

phrase

: 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 Falcons general manager entered his first free agency on a mission to elevate the team’s floor but with limited cap space at his disposal. Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 24 July 2026 Here's the latest on a mission SpaceX refers to as flight 13. Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 24 July 2026 Those are some of the questions Sayin was on a mission to solve this offseason. Cameron Teague Robinson, New York Times, 23 July 2026 When his former sister-in-law Rachel Mills (Britt Lower) visits him in prison with new evidence that Matthew might still be alive, David escapes and sets out on a mission to rescue him. Emma Banks, PEOPLE, 22 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for on a mission

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“On a mission.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20a%20mission. Accessed 26 Jul. 2026.

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