enterprising
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It’s a niche manufacturing business that caters to enterprising chefs and restaurateurs who are testing a concept or hitting the road for music festivals, farmers markets or a meal break at offices.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026
In February 2021, then-Philadelphia 76ers president Daryl Morey received an email from an enterprising Harvard student looking to connect with a pioneer of basketball analytics about working in a front office.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
Borthwick will draw positives from the performances of wings Noah Caluori and Murley, Ted Hill's energy up front and an enterprising cameo from replacement scrum-half Raffi Quirke.
From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2026
“Are our moneyed men less enlightened to their own interest, or less enterprising in the pursuit?,” the future Treasury secretary wrote External link in 1780.
From Barron's ● Jun. 17, 2026
It wasn’t until 1828 that an enterprising Scot named James Neilson had the simple but effective idea of injecting heated air rather than cold air into an iron furnace by means of a bellows.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
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