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 man behind decades of hits is on a mission to help families. —

Kathy A. McDonald, Variety, 12 Dec. 2024 With strategic partnerships, including collaborations with NVIDIA, the company is on a mission to accelerate AI adoption in emerging domains like Generative AI and Quantum Computing. —

Dean Debiase, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024 There are also a few basic apps like WhatsApp for chatting with friends, but the company is on a mission to reduce screen time, so it’s designed to for minimum obsession and maximum pink pride. —

Jennifer Jolly, USA TODAY, 7 Dec. 2024 Chuck Dickerson, the founder and director of the Inner City Youth Orchestra of Los Angeles, is on a mission. —

The New Yorker, 6 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for on a mission

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