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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Now, the 43-year-old Chaney is on a mission to feed those fans with his The Wire Reunion movement, which includes YouTube interviews, public engagements, and Instagram Live sessions with Wire cast members.
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Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 4 Apr. 2025
This was an operational flight with a communications satellite on a mission valued at several hundred million dollars.
—ArsTechnica, 3 Apr. 2025
Param Sara Param Sara is another brand on a mission: this time, to put Indian perfumes on the map.
—Gemma A. Williams, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
Freeman and Max Muncy return at the corners with the 35-year-old Freeman on a mission to prove that last year’s numbers (his lowest since 2015) were a product of injury and not a sign of the aging process.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 25 Mar. 2025
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Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 4 Apr. 2025
This was an operational flight with a communications satellite on a mission valued at several hundred million dollars.
—ArsTechnica, 3 Apr. 2025
Param Sara Param Sara is another brand on a mission: this time, to put Indian perfumes on the map.
—Gemma A. Williams, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
Freeman and Max Muncy return at the corners with the 35-year-old Freeman on a mission to prove that last year’s numbers (his lowest since 2015) were a product of injury and not a sign of the aging process.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 25 Mar. 2025
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“On a mission.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20a%20mission. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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