: the act or process of making or carrying out plans
specifically
: the establishment of goals, policies, and procedures for a social or economic unit
city planning
business planning
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Careful planning made the party a success.
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Mallinson said that Biden's announcement this week of two national monuments in California which would preserve 840,000 acres from any federal drilling, was also done with the same kind of meticulous planning.
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Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 11 Jan. 2025
Brining autonomous planning to intralogistics operations is one of the most difficult aspects of control tower operations.
—Manoj Gujarathi, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
Leading up to the big game, dozens of Mardi Gras parades are expected to be held in the Big Easy, which New Orleans Police say will face careful security planning and additional safety scrutiny.
—Kati Weis, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2025
Having such investment from the hierarchy will maximise the chance that analytics projects will get seen, used and embedded within a club’s wider strategic planning.
—Mark Carey, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
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Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 11 Jan. 2025
Brining autonomous planning to intralogistics operations is one of the most difficult aspects of control tower operations.
—Manoj Gujarathi, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
Leading up to the big game, dozens of Mardi Gras parades are expected to be held in the Big Easy, which New Orleans Police say will face careful security planning and additional safety scrutiny.
—Kati Weis, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2025
Having such investment from the hierarchy will maximise the chance that analytics projects will get seen, used and embedded within a club’s wider strategic planning.
—Mark Carey, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for planning
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“Planning.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/planning. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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