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mapping

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Definition of mapping

present participle of map

as in planning

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Documents said that same day, someone from the foster home told the original Pembroke Pines Police Department investigating officer Goldbourne was planning to come back and meet with another underage girl.

— Kairi Lowery, Miami Herald, 15 July 2026
Buc-ee’s is planning to improve road conditions along Speedway Boulevard and Village West Parkway to make room for new visitors.

— Sofi Zeman July 14, Kansas City Star, 14 July 2026

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SpaceX is designing Starship, which stands more than 400 feet (121 meters) tall, to be a fully reusable rocket capable of launching missions to the moon, Mars or beyond.

— Tariq Malik, Space.com, 15 July 2026
In addition to Ranger, the companies are also designing a one-way attack variant known as Strike.

— Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 15 July 2026

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Endorsements shaping the race Gilbert, Jones and Meek are walking into the race with key endorsements.

— Raisa Habersham, Miami Herald, 16 July 2026
The poem built the template for the Hero’s Journey, shaping literature’s approach to character, adventure and conflict in a narrative that encompasses mortals, gods and monsters, history and mythology, tests and triumphs.

— David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 15 July 2026

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Rather than genetically engineering immune cells, as is sometimes done for other therapies, researchers identify T cells in the patient that naturally recognize three proteins that are found in many brain tumors.

— Sam Macdonald, Scientific American, 14 July 2026
Likewise, Gazoo Racing is steadily building its own ecosystem—its own logo, motorsport programs, engineering philosophy and increasingly, its own products.

— Peter Lyon, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026

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