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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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Recent Examples of enterprising
Missed by the Austrians is that Treasury’s borrowing power has nothing to do with intensely simplistic notions about printing presses, and everything to do with the sad fact that Treasury has taxable access to the production of the most enterprising people on earth.
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John Tamny, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
For the slightly more enterprising, there’s always Facebook Marketplace or Craigslist, where an Ikea item with a little more life in it might actually be worth it to someone to hop on the subway and lug it home.
—Lindy Segal, Curbed, 18 Sep. 2024
Musk, the billionaire X owner who endorsed former President Donald Trump in July, has emerged as a leading figure in US politics, in addition to his longstanding reputation as an enterprising science leader at Tesla and SpaceX.
—Marshall Cohen, CNN, 4 Nov. 2024
Along the way, Dylan Chalamet is stopped a handful of times, including by an enterprising blonde handing out cards with a headshot and her Instagram handle to the look-alikes.
—Margaux Anbouba, Vogue, 27 Oct. 2024
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John Tamny, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
For the slightly more enterprising, there’s always Facebook Marketplace or Craigslist, where an Ikea item with a little more life in it might actually be worth it to someone to hop on the subway and lug it home.
—Lindy Segal, Curbed, 18 Sep. 2024
Musk, the billionaire X owner who endorsed former President Donald Trump in July, has emerged as a leading figure in US politics, in addition to his longstanding reputation as an enterprising science leader at Tesla and SpaceX.
—Marshall Cohen, CNN, 4 Nov. 2024
Along the way, Dylan Chalamet is stopped a handful of times, including by an enterprising blonde handing out cards with a headshot and her Instagram handle to the look-alikes.
—Margaux Anbouba, Vogue, 27 Oct. 2024
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Take London, which was a clear hotspot (and will continue to be, for some time): Mandarin Oriental opened its second spot in the capital, barely minutes in a limo from its existing Knightsbridge perch, while Maybourne’s soon-to-be aggressive expansion was teed up by the arrival of the sleek Emory.Christopher Cameron, Robb Report, 11 Jan. 2025
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Read: America’s infectious-disease barometer is off The USDA and the CDC have doggedly defended their response to H5N1, arguing that their interventions have been appropriately aggressive and timely.Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 10 Jan. 2025
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Kylie Kangaroo Kylie is an adventurous kangaroo from Australia.Elisa Cinelli, Parents, 16 Jan. 2025
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At such a young age, there is still massive scope for Reis to improve; from bulking up and becoming sturdier in the shoulder-to-shoulder duels to rediscovering his adventurous distribution at the highest level of the game.Thom Harris, The Athletic, 15 Jan. 2025
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Meanwhile, the story goes, China is powering ahead, pairing ambitious economic and diplomatic agendas with a massive military expansion while the United States staggers under the weight of inequality, stagnating wages, legislative gridlock, political polarization, and populism.Jude Blanchette, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
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De Bruyne is an ambitious target for a club that will make its professional debut in 2025.Jeff Rueter, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
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Quick aside: Notre Dame with its gaudy, preposterously shiny gold helmets forfeited the OB’s Best Headgear trophy to Penn State’s plain white helmets, the most daring flair of understatement since Andy Warhol painted a tomato soup can and called it art.Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 10 Jan. 2025
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Judy Reyes stars as a nurse whose daughter dies at the age of five, only to be brought back to life by a morgue technician (an unforgettable Marin Ireland) who has been experimenting with a daring new process.Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 8 Jan. 2025
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Lyft’s challenges were compounded by fierce rivalry with Uber (NYSE: UBER) and the disruptive impact of the pandemic.Trefis Team, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
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Tariffs Don't Have to Make Economic Sense to Appeal to Trump Voters The debates over tariffs were fierce.Einav Rabinovitch-Fox / Made by History, TIME, 7 Jan. 2025
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“Enterprising.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enterprising. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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