planning

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“We don’t control what happens in those 12 picks before, and so what we’ve done is a lot of contingency planning and a lot of conversations, and feel really good about that.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026

When Congress appropriated the $150 million, only one group—America250—was planning celebrations for the semiquincentennial.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

Apple will have been planning this succession for a long time.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

Davidson financial services firm found that although 78% of Americans are concerned about the impact of rising healthcare costs on retirement, only 48% have factored those expenses into their retirement planning.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 21, 2026

And although I wasn’t planning on telling anyone until after breaking the record, I blurt out, “I’m going to break the world record.”

From "Zara’s Rules for Record-Breaking Fun" by Hena Khan