emprise

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Thus was concluded the twelfth and final year of an archeological emprise which has revealed much about the Sumerians, oldest of known civilized peoples.

From Time Magazine Archive

At the moment when the tension becomes unbearable, the young man at the controls, face ashen with anxiety and exhaustion, slips on his helmet, slips the leash of fate and high emprise.

From Time Magazine Archive

The Elizabethan age, big with luxury, vanity, conquest and high emprise, also produced the English miniature.

From Time Magazine Archive

In trying to hold Miss Octavia to her covenants with the lords of romance, I had strengthened my own confidence in their bold emprise.

From The Siege of the Seven Suitors by Nicholson, Meredith

He felt the blood of conquerors pulsing in his arteries, the energies of bold adventurers who dare brave perils and emprise, and leave their bones on far-off shores.

From Their Son; The Necklace by Zamacois, Eduardo