as in job
a specific task with which a person or group is charged
your mission is to clean up the house before company arrives
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Here's everything to know about why the trend has resurfaced with a new mission.
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Jordana Comiter, People.com, 21 Apr. 2025
This kind of mission would lure European armies into rotating units through these positions in a way that doesn’t leave their soldiers far from home for long periods.
—Barry R. Posen, Foreign Affairs, 21 Apr. 2025
Saturday's launch was SpaceX's 42nd Falcon 9 mission of 2025.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 13 Apr. 2025
But part of it, too, was another vote of confidence in the do-it-all player who has become central to everything about the Tigers’ mission.
—Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025
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Jordana Comiter, People.com, 21 Apr. 2025
This kind of mission would lure European armies into rotating units through these positions in a way that doesn’t leave their soldiers far from home for long periods.
—Barry R. Posen, Foreign Affairs, 21 Apr. 2025
Saturday's launch was SpaceX's 42nd Falcon 9 mission of 2025.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 13 Apr. 2025
But part of it, too, was another vote of confidence in the do-it-all player who has become central to everything about the Tigers’ mission.
—Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025
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Wearing his trusty tape measure around his neck, Mancinelli said he had not yet been formally commissioned by the Vatican but was busy preparing for the prestige job, working on his sewing machine as well as hand stitching robes.—
Chiara Rodriquez,
USA Today,
1 May 2025
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After a succession of dismissals for drinking on the job, Jack finally moved the family to Dixon, Illinois, when Dutch was eight or nine.—
Richard D. Mahoney,
JSTOR Daily,
30 Apr. 2025
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With the 6-foot-6 Jackson taking on the toughest assignments each night and full-court pressing the league’s top perimeter scorers, the Bucks had found a way to ugly up games with their defense and beat the league’s best.—
Sam Amick,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
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While some gig economy workers value the flexibility that short-term assignments offer, others may want to enjoy the stability of having a full-time role.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
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There’s a lot of reason to like these odds as Raphinha is averaging 3.68 shots per 90 minutes on the year, 0.15 xG per shot (well above average), and will likely assume penalty duties in the absence of Lewandowski.—
Brett Koremenos,
New York Times,
23 Apr. 2025
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President Donald Trump’s trade war has troubled markets and retail stocks in particular in recent weeks, especially his 145% duty on China .—
Brian Evans,
CNBC,
23 Apr. 2025
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The electric vehicle maker is scheduled after market close on Tuesday to provide what is likely to be its most important update on operations since the launch of its Model 3 vehicle in 2017.—
Akash Sriram,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2025
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Income from operations fell by two-thirds to $399 million, and its operating margin—once as high as 20 percent—has fallen to just 2.1 percent.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
23 Apr. 2025
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When freed from this responsibility, women can pursue education that increases their earning potential by as much as twenty-five percent for each additional year in school.—
Megan Bruneau,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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India linked the attack to Pakistan after a group called Kashmir Resistance claimed responsibility on Telegram.—
Omkar Khandekar,
NPR,
24 Apr. 2025
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“Mission.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mission. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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