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entrepreneurial

[ahn-truh-pruh-nur-ee-uhl, -noor-] / ˌɑn trə prəˈnɜr i əl, -ˈnʊər- /


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From a young age, he showed an entrepreneurial spirit.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 12, 2026

"Overall, we will drive to be more entrepreneurial, to engage more with industry, to realize greater revenue and greater income into our program, which means there's less pressure on the public purse," Chapman said.

From BBC Jul. 9, 2026

“The program leverages housing market forces, entrepreneurial innovation and private accountability to increase housing supply,” former HUD Secretary Ben Carson told the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform in 2025.

From Salon Jul. 4, 2026

Angelakis, 62, is known as an ambitious, levelheaded and disciplined dealmaker with an entrepreneurial bent.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 30, 2026

In Nigeria the Ibo people became the local entrepreneurial equivalent of New Guinea’s Chimbus.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond




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