enterprising

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Our enterprising Gravedigger, a true woman of science, engineers a lizard elixir and regenerates the finger into a long tentacle that eventually demands a body.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

And then, the sea change around NIL meant that an enterprising coach like Underwood could suddenly bid for Europe’s highly advanced teenagers on the open market.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

Not since “Cats” has there been a more misguided yet enterprising work of big-budget, intellectual property cinema.

From Salon • Mar. 8, 2026

The Northampton back row was included in the starting XV for the first time after seven enterprising cameos as a replacement.

From BBC • Feb. 24, 2026

Without apparent exertion—but the Wart, who was an enterprising learner, had been watching the slightest movement of its fins.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White