mission
Example Sentences
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SEC Chairman Paul Atkins has vowed to rededicate the commission to its statutory mission.
Rigid, gas-filled airships known as Zeppelins conducted the first offensive missions when crews dropped bombs on England during World War I.
Over time, Manuel said he began to feel uncomfortable with Banks’ insistence that “ANTM” needed to constantly reinvent, even at the expense of their original mission to uplift young models.
From Los Angeles Times
Its diplomatic missions abroad have been directed to strengthen consular support and issue advisories to citizens.
From BBC
A mission to Mars was supposed to happen this year.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.