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mission

[mish-uhn] / ˈmɪʃ ən /


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What Turner did for bison is now being done by smaller ranchers who see no conflict between margin and mission.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

A mission in southern Iraq had tamped down tribal warfare and insurgency without bloodshed.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

Multiple agencies responded to the crash and a search-and-rescue mission was quickly launched, according to officials.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

The team is comprised of two Nasa astronauts, a Russian cosmonaut and a Canadian astronaut whose wife is expecting their third child two months into the mission.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

I had less than ten minutes to find the Butterfly and complete the mission.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin

The RAF is expected to continue flying missions over neighbouring Syria, to prevent the remnants of IS from gaining a foothold.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

A key part of that work will involve passing along his extensive knowledge of Orion and its spacecraft systems to the teams preparing for future Artemis missions.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026

Blue Origin Chief Executive Dave Limp has emphasized accelerating missions and technical developments inside the company since taking the job almost three years ago, and it is hungry to deliver for customers like NASA.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

Human operators have generally selected intended targets or target areas for moral reasons, highlighting the significance of the V2U’s ability to carry out these missions autonomously.

From Salon ● Sep. 24, 2026

He showed his clear commitment to them by flying with them on many of their combat missions, which quickly gained their respect and admiration.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein




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