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ground plans

noun

plural of ground plan

as in plans

a method worked out in advance for achieving some objective their ground plan is first to finish college and then get married

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But plans can change, as Walter’s Formula One team just learned.

— Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2026
Researchers have completed laboratory-scale testing of the recovery approaches, while plans for a pilot plant are underway.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2026

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In junkspace, Koolhaas argues, formal strategies associated with modern art and design—abstraction, functionalism, fragmentation, radical juxtaposition—are hastily and unceremoniously redeployed in the ordinary language of commerce.

— Alec Mapes-Frances, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2026
In fact, 86% of business leaders say their boards have increased activity around monitoring risk, overseeing growth strategies and strengthening long-term resilience.

— Rohan Joshi, Forbes.com, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of strategies

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As video game movies keep getting better (or at least more popular), a few blueprints have emerged for adapting material that used to consistently stump Hollywood.

— Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 15 Oct. 2026
Holtec has coordinated engineering hubs across several countries to finalize the technical blueprints.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of blueprints

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Its proposal to end the crisis includes the closure of Dewey and Lincolnwood Elementary and the termination of more than 200 staff jobs, along with non-mandated programs.

— Claire Murphy, Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2026
But given the university’s unique basketball brand, with 12 national championships for the women and six for the men, there could be more benefits in synergy between the programs, especially in creating buzz and business for downtown Hartford.

— Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of programs

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Sometimes, behind closed doors, players would complain that his schemes were too complicated.

— Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 30 Oct. 2026
After the news broke, it was revealed that Savannah’s fiancé is Jason Galanis, who was sentenced to 189 months in prison in September 2020 for multiple securities fraud schemes.

— Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2026

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