agendas

Definition of agendasnext
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 Other board policies were also suspended at that time, including those that define the district’s employment practices and procedures for public meetings and setting agendas. Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 May 2026 The group fears the administration will seek to fill the board with industry figures who may prioritize their own firms’ agendas instead of basic science. Dan Vergano, Scientific American, 11 May 2026 Policy makers prioritize radical agendas over affordability. Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026 Then people will be more like program officers or CEOs, who set broader research agendas. Matthew Hutson, IEEE Spectrum, 7 May 2026 Namely, the Assessment Appeals Board, which manages the agendas and schedules the hearings. Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 4 May 2026 The board functioned as a bridging device – a mechanism by which scientific judgment could inform federal decisions without scientists becoming political officers, and political priorities could shape research agendas without dictating findings. Caroline Wagner, The Conversation, 30 Apr. 2026 Schools now feverishly compete to prepare graduates with simplistic educational remedies driven by competitive branding agendas, providing symbolic curriculum overhauls as recruiting and job-placement signals, regardless of whether such courses share a coherent body of core knowledge. Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 29 Apr. 2026 Councilmember Thai Viet Phan’s Ward 1 seat has been vacant for nearly two years, based on multiple meeting agendas from 2024 through 2026. Mona Darwish, Oc Register, 20 Apr. 2026
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Noun
  • Here is a week-by-week look at the schedules for the Patriots, Giants and Jets.
    From Staff Reports, Hartford Courant, 15 May 2026
  • These blooms often appear in early spring but note that different hibiscus have different blooming schedules.
    Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 14 May 2026
Noun
  • Spring and summer are when our calendars are crammed with weddings, showers, and trips — sometimes simultaneously.
    Claire West, PEOPLE, 15 May 2026
  • For Hollywood, The Ranch has become shorthand for a true reset — the kind of week where phones go dark, calendars clear and the work of recovery is handed off to someone else’s structure.
    Lauren Schuster, Sacbee.com, 13 May 2026
Noun
  • Housing First programs provide immediate, low-barrier housing with voluntary services.
    Shianne LeClaire, Hartford Courant, 17 May 2026
  • Cutting just half of DOC’s remaining vacancies would fully fund these essential programs.
    Jason Rodriguez, New York Daily News, 16 May 2026
Noun
  • The law allows a President to exclude personal records, sets out timetables for releasing documents once the President has left office, and provides a mechanism for asserting executive privilege to keep certain material secret.
    Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 14 May 2026
  • To prove reliability, the company needs to start meeting its timetables for introductions of new technology, said Naga Chandrasekaran, who has led Intel’s factory business for almost two years.
    Bloomberg, Mercury News, 8 May 2026

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“Agendas.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/agendas. Accessed 18 May. 2026.

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