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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Noun
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The build quality of the tripod and the tight tolerances of the engineering add to the overall stability and solidity of both tripods.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025 -
With 36 lines and 472 stations, the system is an amazing triumph of engineering and imagination.—
John Ficarra,
New York Daily News,
5 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Every operational upgrade in our distribution model was carefully timed, including the introduction of new inventory management tools, team hires, vendor agreements and, eventually, a 50,000-plus square foot distribution space.—
Aleksandr Zemel,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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That's double management's original target for the year.—
Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
14 Aug. 2025
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In March, Turnberry was targeted by vandals who were angered by the Trump administration’s handling of Israel’s invasion of Gaza.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
15 Aug. 2025
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More recently, he’s been dogged by controversy over his administration’s handling of an investigation into Jeffrey Epstein.—
Brendan Rascius,
Miami Herald,
15 Aug. 2025
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The closure of Lime’s London base and a restructure of operations amounted to around £8M of the write-down.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
7 Aug. 2025
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An effective strategy to optimize cloud costs is to automate the start and stop of resources based on your window of business operations.—
Rakshana Balakrishnan,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
Noun
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These accusations seem ludicrous, coming from an administration that fires federal workers for telling the truth, punishes news reporters and lawyers for doing their jobs and pardons MAGA thugs for attacking the U.S. Capitol.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
17 Aug. 2025
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The Trump administration said the Russians may support Ukraine signing a future security deal with the U.S. and European allies—but even with the security guarantees, convincing the Ukrainians to cede territory could prove difficult for the Trump administration.—
Zachary Folk,
Forbes.com,
17 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Dale has state government, education, radio and television experience as well.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
13 Aug. 2025
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Since 1970, the federal government has classified marijuana as a Schedule I drug, which is defined as highly dangerous, addictive and without medical use.—
Adrianna Rodriguez,
USA Today,
12 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Without governance, companies risk biased algorithms making unethical decisions, non-compliance with strict regulations in areas like finance and healthcare and a loss of transparency that erodes employee and customer trust.—
Dutt Kalluri,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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In 2023, ProSieben’s leadership openly rejected MFE’s push for deeper integration, citing concerns over governance and independence.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Aug. 2025
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In leadership, especially in times of uncertainty, the principle is the same.—
Jill Schulman,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Only one country’s leadership received the backing of a majority of Canadians: Germany.—
Brendan Rascius,
Miami Herald,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Logistics.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/logistics. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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