: 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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Heritage’s strategy was successful because parties out of power have little time to do real policy planning.
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E.j. Fagan, Chicago Tribune, 15 July 2024
In 1930, when the infant Cross Bronx, then known by other, provisional names, was in its early planning stages, 1,265,258 people lived in the Bronx.
—Ian Frazier, The New Yorker, 15 July 2024
The crowd screamed, and the venue's sound system picked up the agents atop Trump planning to move the former president to safety.
—Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY, 15 July 2024
Assuming planning permission is forthcoming, work could start in the second half of 2025.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 15 July 2024
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E.j. Fagan, Chicago Tribune, 15 July 2024
In 1930, when the infant Cross Bronx, then known by other, provisional names, was in its early planning stages, 1,265,258 people lived in the Bronx.
—Ian Frazier, The New Yorker, 15 July 2024
The crowd screamed, and the venue's sound system picked up the agents atop Trump planning to move the former president to safety.
—Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY, 15 July 2024
Assuming planning permission is forthcoming, work could start in the second half of 2025.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 15 July 2024
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“Planning.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/planning. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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