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mapping

verb

Definition of mapping

present participle of map

as in planning

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Tom Burwell, Sunderland’s chief executive, is alongside Ghisolfi in planning the next steps.

— Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 22 July 2026
Pimpton was initially planning to enter the portal, but opted to return to Fort Worth for another year.

— Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 July 2026

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The next few years will show whether the space industry really leaves disposable satellites behind and starts building them to be caught and repaired, or simply gets neater about throwing them away, designing them to burn up on the way down.

— Wanjiku Chebet Kanjumba, The Conversation, 22 July 2026
Lotus Sport even helped win an Olympic gold medal for Great Britain, designing the radical carbon-fiber bicycle that Chris Boardman pedaled to victory in 1992.

— Tim Pitt, Robb Report, 22 July 2026

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As companies lack clear personal branding policies, Taylor believes employees like her are proactively shaping future corporate guidelines, volunteering to lead this evolving professional frontier.

— Jasmine Browley, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
Now, the descendants of the Kuku Yalanji who lived there first are shaping how the world interacts with their ancestral homeland.

— Olivia Morelli, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 July 2026

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Others have blamed the athletes’ lawyers for engineering high-profile litigation, even though some of those lawyers haven’t been paid.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 22 July 2026
Their reputation for engineering advanced green technologies into older buildings has created a sustainable living model of A-class energy efficiency, future-proofing the villa for its new owner.

— Nielsen Dinwoodie, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026

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