as in to plan
to work out the details of (something) in advance
mapped out a plan for the fledgling company to become profitable within two years
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The primary marijuana and hemp bill hasn't passed − and some controversial ideas are off the table − but Republicans plan to resume discussions later this year.—
Haley BeMiller,
The Enquirer,
17 Aug. 2025 -
Air Canada announced flights were planned to resume Aug. 18 after the Canadian government ordered the Canadian Union of Public Employees to call off the strike, according to a statement from the airline.—
Rey Covarrubias Jr,
AZCentral.com,
17 Aug. 2025
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Legacy bot controls like robots.txt were designed for a different era.—
Jason Goldberg,
Forbes.com,
9 Aug. 2025
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One of its instruments is designed to detect exactly the kind of infrared light that would come from a temperate planet.—
Nell Greenfieldboyce,
NPR,
7 Aug. 2025
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Build Career Advisors and Internal Learning Paths Create roles or programs that help employees explore new functions, assess transferable skills and prepare for moves.—
Vibhas Ratanjee,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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The city administers hundreds of millions of dollars in federal grants for services as varied as affordable housing and lead hazard reduction to preparing for infectious disease outbreaks to highway planning and traffic enforcement, according to the complaint.—
Alison Dirr,
jsonline.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Pocan has in recent weeks crossed congressional lines into Wisconsin's 3rd Congressional District to hold town hall events and last week, organized an event in Van Orden's hometown of Prairie du Chien.—
Anna Kleiber,
jsonline.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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That breakthrough was thanks to Kathy Shank, a volunteer clerk who helped file and organize tips related to the investigation.—
Kelsey Lentz,
People.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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As a fixer, Miguel has arranged interviews with El Mayo’s inner circle.—
Jesse Hyde,
Rolling Stone,
7 Aug. 2025
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Interested buyers, their representatives or brokers can arrange for special tours.—
Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Aug. 2025
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At a news conference Wednesday, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg alleged the two men plotted robberies over WhatsApp the day of the shooting and rode into the park on a moped at around 11:45 p.m., first targeting a 39-year-old woman sitting on a bench, grabbing her phone.—
Molly Crane-Newman,
New York Daily News,
6 Aug. 2025
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The tycoon, who is used to ruthlessly controlling everything and everyone around him at any cost, is also secretly plotting a major decision on his daughter’s behalf.—
Christopher Vourlias,
Variety,
5 Aug. 2025
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The literary thriller charts the disappearance of a girl from an upstate New York summer camp — and links it to the mysterious vanishing of her brother years earlier.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
People.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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The dozens of Democratic legislators who fled Texas amid a redistricting fight are charting a plan for what comes next as the state’s first special legislative session winds down.—
Josh Feldman,
NBC news,
14 Aug. 2025
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“Map (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/map%20%28out%29. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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