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planning

[plan-ing] / ˈplæn ɪŋ /
NOUN
preparation
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The planning comes as the Iranian military continues to tighten its grip on the Strait of Hormuz, attacking several commercial vessels on Saturday as it declared the waterway was being “strictly controlled” by Iran.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

So far, I’ve managed to do some prepublication interviews without too much trouble, and I’m planning to use a microphone anytime I speak to a crowd.

From Slate • Apr. 18, 2026

Here is the answer, which incorporates more planning than the couple may have realized.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026

Tickner says she tries to finish as much of her lesson planning as possible while at school so she can leave by 17:00.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

Some of my schoolmates say the Americans are planning to build a canal in Panama.

From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman