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planning

[plan-ing] / ˈplæn ɪŋ /
NOUN
preparation
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He has been instructing drivers to save on fuel by planning their routes, finding truck stops with the best rates, and avoiding California when possible.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

Council staff in South Cambridgeshire, as well as those in bin collection and planning departments shared with Cambridge City Council, work about 85% of their contracted hours with no reduction in pay.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

This represents a fundamental shift in planning assumptions, driven largely by AI data-center commitments that arrived faster than infrastructure timelines allow.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026

"At Autism BrainNet, our goals are to facilitate the highest quality autism research, provide accurate information about brain donation to individuals and families, and increase comfort with planning for donation before a time of bereavement."

From Science Daily • Apr. 8, 2026

And although I wasn’t planning on telling anyone until after breaking the record, I blurt out, “I’m going to break the world record.”

From "Zara’s Rules for Record-Breaking Fun" by Hena Khan