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enterprising

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


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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 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

Our enterprising Gravedigger, a true woman of science, engineers a lizard elixir and regenerates the finger into a long tentacle that eventually demands a body.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 27, 2026

One enterprising rock critic has tried to solve the problem simply by calling his music a cross between the British new wave music of the 1980s and hip-hop.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell




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