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entrepreneurialism

American  
[ahn-truh-pruh-noor-ee-uhl-iz-uhm, -nur-] / ˌɑn trə prəˈnʊər i əl ɪz əm, -ˈnɜr- /

noun

  1. the actions, behaviors, and mindset that are characteristic of an entrepreneur or entrepreneurial activity.


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Much of the formal content from the nearly three-day retreat could be found at almost any crash course on entrepreneurialism.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 1, 2026

Typically such projects have been imbued with the view that government was a kind of kryptonite that weakened entrepreneurialism.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 28, 2025

Prosecutors would later note their shared hustling spirit, a drive for entrepreneurialism that curdled into a drive for grift.

From New York Times Feb. 10, 2024

The Labour leader said Baroness Thatcher set loose Britain's "natural entrepreneurialism" in an article in the Sunday Telegraph.

From BBC Dec. 2, 2023

“We’ve always been on the cutting edge of entrepreneurialism in the entertainment world,” Álvarez said.

From Seattle Times Feb. 6, 2022

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