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a method worked out in advance for achieving some objective
what's our game plan for touring the city?
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Recent Examples of game plan
The game plan had to change to something more conservative, more repeatable, more robust.
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Jack Pitt-Brooke, The Athletic, 3 Feb. 2025
For those moments out of your control, both experts recommend having a game plan to redirect your energy, ideally into something that soothes and distracts you.
—Jenna Ryu, SELF, 3 Feb. 2025
Who is responsible for drawing up the game plan for a beating like that?
—Pat Leonard, Orlando Sentinel, 2 Feb. 2025
Reid will have two weeks to game plan for Philadelphia, which will be a disadvantage for his Eagles counterpart, Nick Sirianni.
—Mike Preston, Baltimore Sun, 28 Jan. 2025
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Jack Pitt-Brooke, The Athletic, 3 Feb. 2025
For those moments out of your control, both experts recommend having a game plan to redirect your energy, ideally into something that soothes and distracts you.
—Jenna Ryu, SELF, 3 Feb. 2025
Who is responsible for drawing up the game plan for a beating like that?
—Pat Leonard, Orlando Sentinel, 2 Feb. 2025
Reid will have two weeks to game plan for Philadelphia, which will be a disadvantage for his Eagles counterpart, Nick Sirianni.
—Mike Preston, Baltimore Sun, 28 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for game plan
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On Monday, European leaders hastily assembled in Paris to discuss plans for peace in Ukraine after they were left out of U.S.-led talks, due to begin Tuesday, between Washington and Moscow on the near three-years Russia-Ukraine war.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
18 Feb. 2025
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The Palestinian Authority, which governs pockets of the West Bank, has so far opposed any plans for Gaza that exclude it.—
Samy Magdy,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Feb. 2025
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Each issue is filled with breaking news, deep insights, and exclusive strategies for becoming a better traveler.—
Christopher Elliott,
USA TODAY,
7 Feb. 2025
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Her work sits at the crossroads of strategy, sustainability, and culture, with the purpose of blending research with real-world impact.—
Alyson Meister,
Harvard Business Review,
7 Feb. 2025
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But he's given congressional Republicans a blueprint for what's possible to cut.—
Hans Nichols,
Axios,
11 Feb. 2025
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The blueprint for Elkhart, Indiana, included remaking a neighborhood where low-income residents had been displaced by a highway, and turning one of the Rust Belt’s many brownfields—former industrial locations—into a park.—
Paige Williams,
The New Yorker,
10 Feb. 2025
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Burnsville had a stretch from 2013 to 2020 where the program had no state qualifiers.—
Tom Schardin,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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The union is cautioning people to not view the resignation as a buyout or a Voluntary Separation Incentive Payment program.—
Roxana Popescu,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Feb. 2025
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What’s needed now are more flexible funding schemes and opportunities that will allow Latvian productions to be competitive on the global market.—
Marta Balaga,
Variety,
17 Feb. 2025
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When Tony White left after the regular season for Florida State, Nebraska lost a defensive tactician and a coordinator who brought an effective scheme to the Blackshirts.—
Mitch Sherman,
The Athletic,
17 Feb. 2025
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Yuki Aditya was part of the Tiger Competition’s jury, while prolific filmmaker Kamila Andini — behind Yuni, Before, Now & Then and Netflix tentpole series Cigarette Girl — brought her latest project, Four Seasons in Java, to IFFR’s Cinemart.—
Sara Merican,
Deadline,
10 Feb. 2025
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As Mercury and Uranus clash, an unexpected event pulls you away from a passion project.—
USA TODAY,
USA TODAY,
10 Feb. 2025
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The commission would be tasked with creating a comprehensive master plan for building the facilities needed to attract one or more professional sports franchises in the region.—
Alexandra Kukulka,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Feb. 2025
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The 2021 Citizens’ Oversight Committee will also meet on Wednesday, Feb. 12, to discuss the facilities master plan.—
Lina Ruiz,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 Feb. 2025
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