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to plan out usually with subtle skill or care
the mayor engineered an agreement to have a major league team play in our city
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Recent Examples of engineering
Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 15 Feb. 2026
More than 60% of GCCs established in the last 2 years are focused on AI, data, digital engineering, or product development, according to ANSR, which helps companies set up GCCs.
—Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 15 Feb. 2026
James Richardson, Fortune, 30 Jan. 2026
The case against two former Munster school administrators accused of engineering a scheme to overpay themselves $850,000 largely in retirement annuities may be headed for a civil trial.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 26 Jan. 2026
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Noun
Its launch facilities, engineering culture, and scientific missions continue to shape global spaceflight in ways both visible and behind the scenes.
—Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 15 Feb. 2026
More than 60% of GCCs established in the last 2 years are focused on AI, data, digital engineering, or product development, according to ANSR, which helps companies set up GCCs.
—Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 15 Feb. 2026
Verb
While American entrepreneurs waste engineering talent on contradictory compliance regimes, Chinese AI companies operate under a unified national framework.
—James Richardson, Fortune, 30 Jan. 2026
The case against two former Munster school administrators accused of engineering a scheme to overpay themselves $850,000 largely in retirement annuities may be headed for a civil trial.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 26 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for engineering
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John Rose, chief risk officer for global travel management company Altour, said strains could surface at airports more quickly this time because the TSA workforce also will be remembering the last shutdown.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 Feb. 2026
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All this comes with an impressive calorie tradeoff – fewer than 4 calories per medium-sized berry, making strawberries a satisfying option for snacking or dessert when healthy weight management is a priority.—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
14 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Critics chided the college for not negotiating specific benefits or concessions for the school in exchange for its land.—
Claire Heddles,
Miami Herald,
19 Feb. 2026
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That knowledge translates directly into negotiating power — and into avoiding the expensive surprises that catch unprepared buyers off guard.—
Allison Palmer
Updated February 19,
Kansas City Star,
19 Feb. 2026
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Bertch, who worked as a logistics analyst for a defense contractor, is a transplant from the Pacific Northwest, moving from Seattle to San Diego by way of Idaho.—
Elizabeth Marie Himchak,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Oct. 2025
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As a business owner, this technology could reduce logistics costs and ease the impact of driver shortages.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
2 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Unsurprisingly the two are already plotting more projects together.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
13 Feb. 2026
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The 54-year-old entertainer made such an impression on viewers during his on-air stint at the 2024 Summer Olympics that NBC execs had already begun plotting to bring him back for the Milan Games well before the torch was extinguished in Paris.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
13 Feb. 2026
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Despite a 99-day lockout, no games were missed and the players were able to address some concerns like service-time manipulation and funneling more money to early career standouts.—
Hannah Keyser,
CNN Money,
19 Feb. 2026
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With Meyer at the negotiating table, the union made gains in the 2022-26 CBA, particularly in fighting tanking and service-time manipulation.—
Andy McCullough,
New York Times,
19 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Hogan and his men secretly functioned as an espionage and sabotage operation, successfully manipulating the inept Germans over the course of 168 episodes.—
David Faris,
TheWeek,
18 Feb. 2026
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Trump fired former Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner Erika McEntarfer in August, implying that the agency was manipulating labor market data under her leadership.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
18 Feb. 2026
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The government also stopped collecting and reporting crucial survey findings on transgender students — data that have shown higher rates of depression, drug use, bullying and other problems.—
Mike Stobbe,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Feb. 2026
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The fallout in the business world from the recent Epstein files has been slow – but faster than in government.—
Matt Egan,
CNN Money,
18 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Of course, standard service like checking you in, unpacking your luggage, and arranging your room and amenities to your liking is taken care of effortlessly.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
21 Feb. 2026
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Since then, Elizabeth has been as important to Copeland’s professional life as his personal life, co-founding a children’s theater school with him, arranging his music, and supporting him as he was launched from obscurity.—
Matthew Blackwell,
Pitchfork,
17 Feb. 2026
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“Engineering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/engineering. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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