agendas

plural of agenda
as in schedules
a listing of things to be presented or considered (as at a concert or play) unless your proposal is on the meeting's agenda, it won't be addressed

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Recent Examples of agendas Donors propped up a clutter of interest groups with their own agendas, starving the institutional Party organization whose only objective should be to win elections. Isaac Arnsdorf, New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2026 But a motley array of other people—advocates of free love, avant-garde painters, grifters fleecing ex-aristocrats—took advantage of the chaos to promote their own agendas. Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 14 Sep. 2026 Garfield, sensitive and earthy, is our bellwether as the events descend into bloody carnage dictated by muddled agendas. Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026 Our state is under siege by the skilled sycophants who surround the president and use his base desires as cover for their own destructive agendas. Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 7 Sep. 2026 Google and Meta have their own agendas, and the burgeoning open-source community has a bustling new entrant in Nvidia. Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 6 Sep. 2026 The former couple’s appearance at North’s show came as both Kardashian and West had busy agendas in Chicago. Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2026 Spaces bleed and cross-pollinate, braiding the many overlapping narratives and curatorial agendas organizing this collection. Katy Barkan, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026 Engelbert has presided over a period of impressive growth, no question, and the real problem rests with outsiders advancing their agendas and chasing their votes. Ian O'Connor, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026
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Noun
  • In a six-country study coauthored by Boston College sociologists Wen Fan and Schor and conducted with the advocacy group 4 Day Week Global, nearly 2,900 workers across 141 companies cut their schedules by about five hours a week.
    Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 15 Sep. 2026
  • With one of the NFL’s toughest schedules looming and the Rams reeling from their own setbacks, the Chargers’ listless performance raises urgent doubts about where this team might be heading.
    Mirjam Swanson, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Apple is positioning the forthcoming iPhone 18 models as ideal for artificial intelligence because of their speedy chips and the personal data such as calendars and texts that are stored on them.
    Kif Leswing, CNBC, 14 Sep. 2026
  • For Colin, the changing conditions in the mountains and a growing recognition that seasons are shifting means operators and visitors might need to recalibrate their ski calendars.
    Rob Hodgetts, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Talk about what information should stay private — since AI programs can collect and save your data.
    Dr. Edith Bracho-Sanchez, CNN Money, 21 Sep. 2026
  • The companies say the GEK800 is designed to provide a practical propulsion option for defense prime contractors developing cruise missile systems for government programs.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 21 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • The next thing to be mindful of is the country’s schedule, from the timetables for ferries to the opening hours of restaurants, tourist and archaeological sites, and even whole islands.
    Matt Ortile, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Pro athletes are also on the road a lot, left alone in empty hotel rooms with time on their hands, perhaps unable to form normal romantic relationships because of their hectic timetables.
    Ben Church, CNN Money, 1 Sep. 2026

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“Agendas.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/agendas. Accessed 22 Sep. 2026.

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