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enterprising

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


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Cruise’s ambition is moot if he’s otherwise resigned himself to crowd-pleasers, making his occasional enterprising choices look even more daring.

From Salon ● Oct. 9, 2026

Word spread quickly, and soon a throng of smartphone-wielding citizens had surrounded the immigration enforcement van, which couldn’t move because one enterprising, early-arriving activist had slid underneath it.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

Across universities, some enterprising parents have set up the sort of WhatsApp group chats you'd more typically find being used when children are at school.

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026

The oil curse will lay less heavily on its people, as it already has its neighbors—oil-rich governments once typically didn’t need to care whether their subjects were enterprising, productive and educated.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026

Even now they might possibly be caught, if only there were a really enterprising officer to put in charge of the search.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams


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