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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With clients seeking to protect their brand identity, Joel and his team embarked on a mission to safeguard their intellectual property rights.
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Molly Peck, USA Today, 10 July 2025
After being named the most overrated player in the league by his peers earlier in the season, Haliburton seemed to be on a mission to prove all the doubters wrong in the playoffs.
—Ben Morse, CNN Money, 8 July 2025
McDonald’s, meanwhile, been on a mission to lure back customers whose allegiance to the brand has fallen in the past couple of years.
—Chris Morris, Fortune, 8 July 2025
In her latest big-screen outing, Johansson stars as Zora Bennett, a mercenary hired by pharmaceutical rep Martin Krebs (Rupert Friend) to join paleontologist Dr. Henry Loomis (Jonathan Bailey) on a mission to acquire dinosaur DNA from a facility owned by the creators of Jurassic Park.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 7 July 2025
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Molly Peck, USA Today, 10 July 2025
After being named the most overrated player in the league by his peers earlier in the season, Haliburton seemed to be on a mission to prove all the doubters wrong in the playoffs.
—Ben Morse, CNN Money, 8 July 2025
McDonald’s, meanwhile, been on a mission to lure back customers whose allegiance to the brand has fallen in the past couple of years.
—Chris Morris, Fortune, 8 July 2025
In her latest big-screen outing, Johansson stars as Zora Bennett, a mercenary hired by pharmaceutical rep Martin Krebs (Rupert Friend) to join paleontologist Dr. Henry Loomis (Jonathan Bailey) on a mission to acquire dinosaur DNA from a facility owned by the creators of Jurassic Park.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 7 July 2025
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