plan of action

noun phrase

: a course of what will be done
We need to agree on a plan of action.

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Data scientists are like detectives who turn data, or information, into a plan of action. Jamie L. Lareau, USA Today, 7 May 2025 The First World War turned such musings into a plan of action. Margaret MacMillan, The Atlantic, 30 Apr. 2025 Those changes, announced earlier this month, give businesses more time to perform energy audits and develop a plan of action. Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 28 Apr. 2025 The best plan of action is to drive to the nearest shelter. Star-Telegram Weather Bot, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for plan of action

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“Plan of action.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plan%20of%20action. Accessed 12 May. 2025.

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