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• Which isn’t to say that your life will go according to plan.
  — Elaine Welteroth, Washington Post, 6 Dec. 2022
• But things have not gone according to plan – in fact, almost from the start, the accession process has hit some bumps in the road.
  — Marja Heinonen, CNN, 24 Feb. 2023
• This season has not gone according to plan for the Sooners.
  — Christina Huang, Dallas News, 5 Oct. 2022
• That way, even when one thing does not go according to plan, something else will work out just fine.
  — Elizabeth Waddington, Treehugger, 20 Apr. 2023
• In those waters, though, things didn't go according to plan.
  — Evan Romano, Men's Health, 8 Mar. 2023
• If all goes according to plan, Hope will (hopefully) be able to return to the wild soon.
  — Emily Sweeney, BostonGlobe.com, 30 Mar. 2023
• Nicholson missed the big day, and the Stoneleigh P opened about two weeks later, on April 15, in its own offbeat way and not according to plan.
  — Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas News, 4 Apr. 2023
• If all goes according to plan, expect a lot more intrigue on the back nine Sunday.
  — Paul Newberry, Chicago Tribune, 6 Apr. 2023
• If all goes according to plan, there’s more than $1,200 up for grabs on Saturday night.
  — Brian Sausa | Catena Media, oregonlive, 10 Dec. 2022
• If all goes according to plan, Debbie could become Jen's mother-in-law — that is, if her son Julien would do his part.
  — Kelly Wynne, Peoplemag, 15 May 2023
• Granted, that hasn’t always worked out according to plan.
  — Jane Thier, Fortune, 5 May 2023
• Had everything gone according to plan, Starship would have cleared the tower, then flown over the Gulf of Mexico.
  — Emre Kelly, USA TODAY, 20 Apr. 2023
• So that will be a lot of fun, Owen trying to create the perfect wedding for Carlos and TK, which of course will not go exactly according to plan.
  — Patrick Gomez, EW.com, 1 Mar. 2023
• However, things haven’t worked out according to plan as questions about the team’s chemistry continue to linger.
  — Michael Arinze, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2023
• If things go according to plan for Joseph in his first season, more players may be joining him in his early-morning catching drills.
  — Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 12 Apr. 2023
• After an offseason spent in the weight room, everything in the season opener went according to plan.
  — Terry Monahan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Aug. 2022
• If things go according to plan, Tsubaki Grand Shrine of America will close this summer.
  — oregonlive, 30 Apr. 2023
• If everything had gone according to plan, Mary Davison, an 81-year-old long-distance hiker, may have died in the Mosquito fire.
  — Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2022
• If all goes according to plan, in late 2025 Artemis III will mark humanity’s return to the lunar surface, this time also with a diverse crew.
  — Wendy Whitman Cobb, The Conversation, 3 Apr. 2023
• And this experience alone doesn't guarantee that things will go according to plan.
  — Paul Myerberg, USA TODAY, 6 Dec. 2022
• That means if everything goes according to plan, Albertsons shareholders can expect to be paid $27.25 a share by Kroger.
  — Jinjoo Lee, WSJ, 18 Jan. 2023
• Contending teams typically generate more money, and the Reds should be able to afford Greene’s contract in the latter years of the deal if all goes according to plan.
  — Jason Williams, The Enquirer, 20 Apr. 2023
• The specialized unit’s rescue ultimately would go according to plan — but that moment was still hours away.
  — Luz Lazo, Washington Post, 1 Dec. 2022
• Resilience means being able to adapt to change, overcome obstacles and continue moving forward, even when things don't go according to plan.
  — Alison Murdock, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2023
• If all goes according to plan, the manager will dole out a requisite raise or promotion, thereby saving the worker a job search, the company a hiring spree, and everyone time.
  — Jane Thier, Fortune, 8 Feb. 2023
• Had all gone according to plan three years ago, Chicagoans would have witnessed an unprecedented celestial event at Symphony Center.
  — Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 15 May 2023
• An investigation concluded that the initial phases of the launch had gone according to plan, which the company said constituted first-of-its-kind achievements for a launch from Western Europe.
  — Aaron Gregg, Washington Post, 31 Mar. 2023
• Naturally, that doesn’t go according to plan, leaving the mother no choice but to hurry Zoe off to Alaska for her safety, inevitably leading to a grisly faceoff in the final act, with bad guys zooming across the landscape on snowmobiles.
  — David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 May 2023
• However, things haven’t entirely gone according to plan offensively in Russell Wilson’s first season with his new club.
  — Michael Arinze, Chicago Tribune, 25 Sep. 2022
• The huge number of claims filed in the bankruptcy was the result of a nationwide marketing effort by personal injury lawyers working with for-profit claims aggregators to drum up clients, according to plan opponents.
  — Randall Chase, Chicago Tribune, 28 Mar. 2023

Last Updated: 24 Jul 2024