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logistics

noun

Definition of logistics

as in engineering

the things that must be done to plan and organize a complicated activity or event that involves many people My mother was in charge of the logistics of our camping trip. Logistics are the key to a successful military campaign. the logistics of a political campaign

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Recent Examples of logistics The Atlanta World Cup Host Committee shared new info in a logistics update Thursday. — Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 13 Mar. 2026 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 As a business owner, this technology could reduce logistics costs and ease the impact of driver shortages. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 2 Sep. 2025 From a logistics point of view, OKC will host 18 home weekend games consisting of six Friday, two Saturday and 10 Sunday contests. — Nick Crain, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for logistics

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The obvious — though not necessarily correct — assumption is that a big and dumbass engineering error is at fault here, a miscalculation that the structural columns of the old building would be able to carry the new stories on top and couldn’t.

— Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 14 July 2026
Before joining Arizona, Hahn worked at the University of Florida, ending his time there as the chair of mechanical and aerospace engineering.

— Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 14 July 2026

Definition of engineering

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Last week, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration sent regulatory priorities to the nation’s regional fishery councils, which environmentalists say reveal a direct attack on fishery management and ocean conservation.

— Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
This necessitates a fundamental shift in corporate risk management.

— Anjana Susarla, Forbes.com, 9 July 2026

Definition of management

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The unit's weight is therefore centered in the bike and that should make for better handling.

— Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 5 July 2026
Managing the fuel cycle, specifically the processing, handling, and recycling of the exceptionally rare hydrogen isotope tritium, remains one of the most significant engineering challenges to achieving commercial nuclear fusion.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 5 July 2026

Definition of handling

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Two men who were with Salgado Araujo disputed the government’s account, saying the agents’ vehicles bumped into them and then swayed into the van, forcing them to stop.

— Julianna Bragg, CNN Money, 15 July 2026
Directed by Roger Donaldson (also making his debut), Sleeping Dogs offers a new angle on the political paranoia thrillers of the mid- to late-’70s, telling a story of a man in a near-future as a fascist government takes over his country.

— Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 14 July 2026

Definition of government

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More of the value shifts into material preparation, machine operation, quality control, tooling and process expertise.

— Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 10 July 2026
Residents of al-Shujaiya told NPR that aid operations have been halted in their neighborhood since March, and ambulances need Israeli permission to enter.

— Aya Batrawy, NPR, 10 July 2026

Definition of operation

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González has witnessed the ties between Mexico and its emigrants abroad evolve over four decades, starting as a young consular officer in the administration of Mexican President Carlos Salinas de Gortari.

— Alfredo Corchado, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2026
New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani called out the administration of former Mayor Eric Adams for the uproar over a city immigrant-neighborhood map that left out Italian, Irish, and Jewish communities.

— Britta Miller, The Washington Examiner, 10 July 2026

Definition of administration

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Reaching that level required auditable systems for clinical governance, staff qualifications, patient pathway design, information handling, quality management and continuity of care.

— Ascend Agency, Mercury News, 13 July 2026
Jean-Claude Mputu, deputy director at Resource Matters, a nonprofit focused on natural-resource governance, said the US is having to play catch-up with China in DR Congo, and obtaining geological data is key to those efforts.

— Ruben Nyanguila, semafor.com, 13 July 2026

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