plotting
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“Boys in the alleyway, fondling marbles in their chilblained fingers or plotting Hurley Burley: these would remain foreign to him,” writes Li.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026
I felt people were plotting against me and that was when I decided to ask for help.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
When Michelle told Alan that she was considering taking up Mahjong earlier this year, he told her he was already plotting the world’s smallest set.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
Mr. Cregger is a successor to Mr. Carpenter also, but with more comedic finesse and more cleverness, plus a facility for sinuous plotting.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
Nobody knew what their conversations were about, or what exactly they were plotting.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
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