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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Firefly's spacecraft is on a mission to deliver and help test a fleet of NASA's scientific instruments to study the moon's environment before humans return.
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Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2025
Still on a mission to reduce her acne, May’s new priority is gut health.
—Kati Chitrakorn, CNN, 27 Feb. 2025
Europe is also the largest market for women’s lifestyle products, a category that Levi’s is on a mission to increase.
—Hikmat Mohammed, WWD, 26 Feb. 2025
French startup Flying Whales is on a mission to transform cargo transport with its ambitious Large Capacity Airship 60 Tonne (LCA60T) project.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 24 Feb. 2025
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Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2025
Still on a mission to reduce her acne, May’s new priority is gut health.
—Kati Chitrakorn, CNN, 27 Feb. 2025
Europe is also the largest market for women’s lifestyle products, a category that Levi’s is on a mission to increase.
—Hikmat Mohammed, WWD, 26 Feb. 2025
French startup Flying Whales is on a mission to transform cargo transport with its ambitious Large Capacity Airship 60 Tonne (LCA60T) project.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 24 Feb. 2025
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“On a mission.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20a%20mission. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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