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mapping

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Definition of mapping

present participle of map

as in planning

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Scenario planning moves from an annual event to a quarterly discipline.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026
The festival will also open one day earlier than in previous years, on Tuesday, October 6, giving audiences greater flexibility in planning their visits and screenings.

— Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 1 Sep. 2026

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Broadcom has been one of the major winners of the AI boom, designing custom chips for companies including Google, Meta and OpenAI.

— Jordan Novet, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026
For this reason, Triola’s belief that a machine’s aggregation acumen presents chefs with an innovative tool for designing recipes strikes me as misguided.

— Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2026

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Only 24 and with room to grow, but also real pedigree, Nico felt like the perfect, window-shaping addition.

— George Caulkin, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2026
This bra uses flexible jelly support for shaping and providing a natural-looking boost, while higher side bands offer more coverage around the underarms and back.

— Jeaneen Russell, PEOPLE, 2 Sep. 2026

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Orange County has been rehabbing critical pump stations that are needed if floodwaters threaten neighborhoods, said Hugo Pineda, engineering deputy director for operations and maintenance at the public works agency.

— Robert Gauthier, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026
After A’Sha frees Scotty from the lift, the two attempt to get Scotty to engineering via the transporter.

— Keith Phipps, Vulture, 27 Aug. 2026

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