: 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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Understanding how insurance plays a role in wealth planning can also increase your confidence in financial decision-making and reduce any anxieties about the future.
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Janet Arzt, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025
Bergen is one of roughly 200 cities around the world that have installed what are known as pneumatic waste collection systems, according to Albert Mateu, an urban planning consultant and lecturer at the University of Barcelona.
—Arkansas Online, 15 June 2025
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Kathryn Watson is a politics reporter for CBS News Digital, based in Washington, D.C.
—Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 14 June 2025
Months of planning and countless hours of preparation lead up to the event, bringing together families and friends.
—Susan Soldavin, Baltimore Sun, 14 June 2025
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Janet Arzt, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025
Bergen is one of roughly 200 cities around the world that have installed what are known as pneumatic waste collection systems, according to Albert Mateu, an urban planning consultant and lecturer at the University of Barcelona.
—Arkansas Online, 15 June 2025
Trump planning to visit Iowa State Fairgrounds this summer
Dozens demonstrating against military parade arrested outside U.S. Capitol
United States Military
Washington
U.S. Army
Kathryn Watson
Kathryn Watson is a politics reporter for CBS News Digital, based in Washington, D.C.
—Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 14 June 2025
Months of planning and countless hours of preparation lead up to the event, bringing together families and friends.
—Susan Soldavin, Baltimore Sun, 14 June 2025
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“Planning.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/planning. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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