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mapping

verb

Definition of mapping

present participle of map

as in planning

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After originally planning to stay on anyway, Alice has decided to seek other opportunities and would like a letter of recommendation after sticking around for Ted’s transition period.

— Keith Phipps, Vulture, 12 Aug. 2026
When my wife and I were planning a quick summer getaway with our two teenage daughters, heading to the desert was an easy choice.

— Mike Avila, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026

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As early as the 1920s, Coco Chanel patronized Serge Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes company, famously designing the costumes for Le Train Bleu, choreographed by Bronislava Nijinska and premiered in 1924.

— Joe Bobowicz, Vogue, 12 Aug. 2026
Rather than starting with a lot and designing around it, his team and Pininfarina spent about two years creating the house first, down to the furniture, millwork, landscaping, and pool.

— Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 12 Aug. 2026

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The novel tells the story of a violent revolution in the US which leads to a race war, and it has since been credited with shaping white nationalism in the US, the UK, and Germany.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2026
Among them are Amanda Serrano, Kim Stone, Kerri Walsh Jennings and Jason Wright, four voices bringing distinct perspectives on the opportunities and challenges shaping the business of women’s sports.

— Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of shaping

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This strategy enables the immune system to selectively attack tumor cells, either by linking them to T cells or by engineering T cells directly.

— William A. Haseltine, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
As the co-founder and executive vice chairman of PDS Limited, Seth has spent more than two decades engineering a consumer product platform built specifically to absorb shock.

— Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 12 Aug. 2026

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