plan
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Investors have been paying attention to capex, as hyperscalers plan to book tens to hundreds of billions of dollars each on artificial intelligence.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 3, 2026
On Friday, he said the fund was "dead", but he subsequently threatened over the weekend to put the plan back on the table if members of his party did not move to approve Blanche.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
Texas customers also can sign up for the retail electricity plan without a battery.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
The researchers plan to explore these connections further during the international 'Arctic Pulse' campaign scheduled for 2027.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 3, 2026
“I assume you want to buy the newspaper you’re holding. We ask that customers don’t handle the newspapers unless they plan to purchase one,” the vendor continues, pained.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
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Most retirees fear running out of money, which is why they tend to be conservative investors and spenders, and why they build in so many contingency plans.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 3, 2026
A source told People, which broke the news of Grande’s plans to step back, that the singer “performs a very physical show, and there is a lot of athleticism involved.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2026
And Bumble is experimenting with an AI assistant, called Bee, but didn’t share any current plans to abandon a swipe-based model or a subscription plan.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
“Everything is free now, that’s what they say. Everything I’ve ever done, gonna give it away,” she sings, before immediately shifting toward plans to make money elsewhere so that she can keep performing.
From Salon ● Aug. 3, 2026
I heard Elliot mutter something rude about people who didn’t make plans, and I smiled despite the chaos going on around us.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
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Framing Tuesday's meeting as a "first step," von der Leyen said she expected leaders would take up the issue at their next summit, currently planned for October.
From Barron's ● Aug. 3, 2026
He also said an attack that had been planned on Iran was called off.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 3, 2026
The day started as planned, but her schedule was wiped clean a few hours later.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
Virginia is home to the world’s largest data center market, with about 685 operating or planned, and Texas advocates have looked to the state as a cautionary tale.
From Salon ● Aug. 3, 2026
Which meant that over the years, the attempts to alter history had become increasingly more organized and better planned, which made Butterflies that much harder to spot.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
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"As scientists, we can get lost in planning our projects to the last detail and expecting things to go a certain way, so it was quite fun to see this unexpected result."
From Science Daily ● Aug. 3, 2026
Their supporters might still be adjusting to the new name and colours but Surrey and MI are already planning for the future.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
If you were planning a trip to Japan, we regret to inform you it just got more expensive.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
Like most good stories, this one requires planning.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2026
“And they apologized for submitting our texts, which I was planning to post anyway. So. That’s weird.”
From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows
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