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mission

B2Frequent NGSL-2
UK /ɪmˈpɒsəbl/US /ɪmˈpɑːsəbl/
noun

that cannot exist or be done; not possible

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and shared lessons from his career—but had to advance the Kennedy School's mission of improving public policy and public leadership around the world.

Ban Ki-moon's Harvard Kennedy School Graduation Address (2023)

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Uh, so thought, well—one way to get the public excited about space would be to do maybe a privately funded robotic space mission to Mars.

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