- present participle of plan.
planning
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As a medical and doctoral student in 2008 planning to become a neurosurgeon, he was named a Rhodes scholar and earned a doctorate in public health in England.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
John Green, of the Ashfield Community Action Group, said: "We are disgusted that the Ashfield Independents have voted a convicted fraudster onto the planning a committee."
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026
Zuckerberg told the board that he had failed to reach an agreement with the special committee and was planning to list his Palo Alto home for sale on Sept. 13.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 22, 2026
Although the findings come from a relatively small group of astronauts and a simulation rather than an actual Mars landing, they provide valuable evidence for planning future missions.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 21, 2026
Now I lay panting under her bed, planning never to budge until we docked.
From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck
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