: 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
Examples of planning in a Sentence
Careful planning made the party a success.
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Our approach combines the expertise of professionals with refined backgrounds in hospitality, interior design, architecture and urban planning all under one roof.
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Jared Ranahan, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
Second, the department was able to put unused planning dollars toward building more traffic-safety projects.
—Austin Fast, USA TODAY, 25 Oct. 2024
The gardens opened in 2019 after years of planning.
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Jared Ranahan, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
Second, the department was able to put unused planning dollars toward building more traffic-safety projects.
—Austin Fast, USA TODAY, 25 Oct. 2024
The gardens opened in 2019 after years of planning.
—Matthew Glowicki, The Courier-Journal, 25 Oct. 2024
Gorman also is leading succession planning for Bob Iger at Disney , another Club stock.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 25 Oct. 2024
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“Planning.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/planning. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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