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planning

[plan-ing] / ˈplæn ɪŋ /
NOUN
preparation
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Tech companies have laid off 81,272 employees in 2026, over half of 2025’s total, with Meta reportedly planning 8,000 cuts.

From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026

“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

The group is planning another Times Square event in New York for July 3—this time with eight balls dropping over time—with budget documents showing planned spending of more than $26 million.

From The Wall Street Journal • 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

But now they spent their days planning and carrying out the monumental task of cleaning up a radioactive disaster zone.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland