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 daughter of a Colombian mother and a Cuban father, Castillo, 26, is on a mission to amplify the Latin American diaspora in the U.K., primarily through her music: an elegant mélange of balmy electronic textures and Latin American heritage sounds like salsa, bachata and reggaeton.
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Suzy Exposito, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2025
The county is also on a mission to install air conditioning in every public housing unit in the county.
—Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 21 Mar. 2025
A week ago, the Carolina Panthers were on a mission to retool a defense that took its lumps in 2025.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 19 Mar. 2025
Background: Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty were founded during the Cold War and initially covertly funded via the CIA, with the former targeting Soviet satellite states and the latter aimed at the Soviet Union on a mission to provide listeners with a link to the West.
—Rebecca Falconer, Axios, 19 Mar. 2025
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Suzy Exposito, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2025
The county is also on a mission to install air conditioning in every public housing unit in the county.
—Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 21 Mar. 2025
A week ago, the Carolina Panthers were on a mission to retool a defense that took its lumps in 2025.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 19 Mar. 2025
Background: Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty were founded during the Cold War and initially covertly funded via the CIA, with the former targeting Soviet satellite states and the latter aimed at the Soviet Union on a mission to provide listeners with a link to the West.
—Rebecca Falconer, Axios, 19 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 30 Mar. 2025.
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