plotting

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The defending champion is part of a seven-way tie for the first-round lead after plotting a three-under round of 67 which encapsulated his ability to play with relentless diligence and barely a flicker of fluster.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

Alongside the plotting today, the pomp too, with the King's arrival in Parliament, where - from the throne in the House of Lords - he outlined the government's proposals for 37 bills and draft bills.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

Some of the world’s biggest tech companies have begun plotting out their next pivot—and it’s all taking place on your TV screen.

From Slate • May 3, 2026

Virginia Woolf complained that Dickens compensated for weak plotting by “throwing another handful of people on the fire,” but the plot of Dickens’s 1865 novel, “Our Mutual Friend,” turns on death by water.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

And just like that, the four of us are sitting with Dad plotting and planning: Bronx Museum, Studio Museum, El Museo del Barrio.

From "Watch Us Rise" by Renée Watson and Ellen Hagan