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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Attorneys and advocates have repeatedly criticized the conditions in ICE’s detention center in Aurora and have protested against plans to open more facilities in parts of rural Colorado.—
Seth Klamann,
Denver Post,
15 Jan. 2026 -
Full stack Huawei has expanded its Ascend series of AI chips in recent years and plans to launch its next-generation Ascend 950 in 2026.—
Dylan Butts,
CNBC,
15 Jan. 2026
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Combined, the alternatives present a good menu of tools and strategies for managing the river in the future, said John Berggren, the regional policy manager at Western Resource Advocates.—
Elise Schmelzer,
Denver Post,
15 Jan. 2026
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That could look like a lot of things — the city could funnel the buildings through Neighborhood Restore, a nonprofit HDFC, or the NYCHA preservation trust, or even through some form of tenant ownership, strategies that have been utilized at a smaller scale.—
Clio Chang,
Curbed,
15 Jan. 2026
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Bragg called on the companies to remove online blueprints, known as CAD files, that can be used to print firearms and gun parts without a background check.—
Aaron Katersky,
ABC News,
8 Jan. 2026
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In September, alternative blueprints were produced for their new ground without a canopy.—
Philip Buckingham,
New York Times,
5 Jan. 2026
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Southwestern President Mark Sanchez told the committee Tuesday that his school and its collaborators need to introduce an array of bachelor’s degree programs to help meet the needs of students and employers in South County, home to 500,000 people.—
Gary Robbins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Jan. 2026
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Apple will continue to offer the programs on the Mac App Store as one-time software purchases.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
13 Jan. 2026
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His innovative play-calling and offensive schemes emphasizing speed put opposing defenses on their heels.—
Elliott Teaford,
Oc Register,
21 Jan. 2026
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Minnesota Congressman Tom Emmer on Tuesday introduced legislation to denaturalize certain citizens in response to massive fraud schemes in the state.—
Riley Moser,
CBS News,
21 Jan. 2026
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“Ground plans.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ground%20plans. Accessed 22 Jan. 2026.
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