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as in aggressive
having or showing a bold forcefulness in the pursuit of a goal
the company is claiming that there will be huge financial rewards for enterprising sales representatives
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as in adventurous
inclined or willing to take risks
enterprising people of vision were responsible for the boom in technological industries
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Which leaves me wondering if any enterprising alien reconnaissance crews could also have discovered it, and are currently assessing our willingness to trade our ancestral planet for cheap trinkets, or to turn it into an inter-galactic dump.
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Bob Lorentson, Hartford Courant, 5 Mar. 2024
Public interest, though, was high, so an enterprising court stenographer turned the transcripts into a tawdry booklet sold on street corners – one copy of which is housed at the University of Cincinnati’s Archives and Rare Books Library.
—Amber Hunt, The Enquirer, 1 May 2024
An enterprising influencer could easily create a viral sensation in this vein by shooting at Josun Palace, a Luxury Collection Hotel.
—Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Dec. 2023
By the middle of the twentieth century, U.S. officials were famous across the world for their know-how, esteemed as enterprising, imaginative problem solvers who could do almost anything in war or peace.
—Philip Zelikow, Foreign Affairs, 12 Dec. 2023
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Bob Lorentson, Hartford Courant, 5 Mar. 2024
Public interest, though, was high, so an enterprising court stenographer turned the transcripts into a tawdry booklet sold on street corners – one copy of which is housed at the University of Cincinnati’s Archives and Rare Books Library.
—Amber Hunt, The Enquirer, 1 May 2024
An enterprising influencer could easily create a viral sensation in this vein by shooting at Josun Palace, a Luxury Collection Hotel.
—Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Dec. 2023
By the middle of the twentieth century, U.S. officials were famous across the world for their know-how, esteemed as enterprising, imaginative problem solvers who could do almost anything in war or peace.
—Philip Zelikow, Foreign Affairs, 12 Dec. 2023
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“Enterprising.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enterprising. Accessed 1 Oct. 2024.
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