mission

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They can usually direct their donations toward funding a specific mission – perhaps in memory of a favorite professor, supporting cancer research or to support extracurricular activities such as sports.

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026

A short time later, Trump confirmed the successful mission on Truth Social, writing "WE GOT HIM!"

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

"The human eye is basically the best camera that could ever or will ever exist," Kelsey Young, the lead scientist for the Artemis 2 mission, told AFP.

From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026

The shoot downs and the high-risk mission required to recover both crew members signal a more dangerous phase of the conflict, with direct confrontations increasing and no clear off-ramp in sight.

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026

Our next major mission was to land a man on the moon.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson