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planning

[plan-ing] / ˈplæn ɪŋ /
NOUN
preparation
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"Dial-a-Dump" founder Malouf spent seven years trying to get a similar waste-to-energy incinerator approved in Sydney before it was rejected as a risk to human health in 2018, planning and court documents show.

From Barron's • Apr. 22, 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

"Across the country, beavers are starting to return to the wild too, but that kind of change takes time and careful planning," she said.

From BBC • 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

I was only planning to get a trim, but she and Avery think I should go shoulder-length and get side bangs, which would complement my face shape.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison