well-laid
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Here’s how one of the well-laid plans of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. went blooey.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 26, 2025
As Liverpool's men celebrated lifting the Premier League trophy just days before - Arne Slot triumphing in the glory of Jurgen Klopp's well-laid foundations - similarities could be seen in Bompastor and Hayes.
From BBC • Apr. 30, 2025
Apparently, he doesn’t even necessarily need Steven Spielberg behind the camera, though, to be fair, the foundation was well-laid for a veteran like James Mangold to step in.
From Washington Times • Jun. 27, 2023
From bankruptcies to market downturns, the former real estate developer has often had to pivot from well-laid plans to adjust to new developments.
From Washington Post • Jul. 12, 2019
It was as smooth as a stretch of well-laid road in Mary’s own world, and certainly easier to walk on than the grass.
From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman
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