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entrepreneurship

NOUN
state of running a business with considerable initiative and risk
Synonyms
STRONG
enterprise entrepreneurialism entrepreneurism venture capital
WEAK


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She quit her data analysis job in Shenzhen to try her hand at entrepreneurship, but after failing to raise startup funding, she has been applying for roles with no luck.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 16, 2026

A new option for students is a small high school, founded by music moguls Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine, focused on project-based learning to impart the fundamentals of design, technology and entrepreneurship.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 9, 2026

Kari Ruconich-Jones is attending a predominately online social entrepreneurship graduate program at Pepperdine University and, in August, her husband, Craig, is starting a physical therapy doctorate in Oregon, where they live.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 6, 2026

It is a myth that entrepreneurship is for the young.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 5, 2026

But, as Forbes magazine has stated, “America’s culture, which fosters entrepreneurship and risk-taking, is the key ingredient that allows it to be one of the most innovative nations on earth.”

From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler



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