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planning

[plan-ing] / ˈplæn ɪŋ /
NOUN
preparation
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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

“I feel like we have been preparing, planning and getting ready for this moment in time for two decades, and everything has come together,” Raduenz said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

"I need to do the meal planning, washing, ironing. That's another mum-wife job that I do at the weekend to make sure the weeks run smoothly."

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

I was getting exhausted from watching and waiting and planning, and she wasn’t revealing a single sign of a plot for my punishment.

From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan