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enterprising

[en-ter-prahy-zing] / ˈɛn tərˌpraɪ zɪŋ /


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It is symbolic of your enterprising younger self, and all of those fancy cars and five-star vacations that you passed up on, perhaps using that money as a down payment on your next property instead.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

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

From Salon • Mar. 8, 2026

Jordan Firstman plays Charlie, an enterprising celebrity stylist.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 24, 2025

For enterprising men, money from war, industry or trade was a passport through social frontiers—the tradesman, merchant or lucky naval captain could become a landed gentleman, as happens in Austen’s novels.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025

Some enterprising young men saw a future in politics.

From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield




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