How to Use planning in a Sentence

planning

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  • The point is to save you time, not only in the meal prep, but also in the planning.
    — Lauren Paige Richeson, Essence, 17 Nov. 2023
  • Last-minute stops Even with all of the planning, there are some last-minute changes.
    — Bryan Schott, The Salt Lake Tribune, 7 Aug. 2023
  • And once one parade ends, the planning process for the next one begins.
    — Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 20 Nov. 2023
  • These vehicles are the holy grail of tax-wise planning.
    — The Arizona Republic, 14 Jan. 2024
  • While Hill did the bulk of the planning, Watts did give his input in one department: food.
    — Alexandra Schonfeld, Peoplemag, 25 May 2023
  • The crowd screamed, and the venue's sound system picked up the agents atop Trump planning to move the former president to safety.
    — Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY, 15 July 2024
  • New Leaf’s pipeline project was approved by the city in May, despite the planning group‘s vote to oppose it.
    — Emily Alvarenga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Aug. 2023
  • The finding could throw off planning for the C Line Extension to Torrance.
    — Rachel Uranga, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2023
  • There are two public hearings as part of the process, one in front of the planning commission and one in front of council.
    — Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 15 May 2024
  • Seid’s bequest to Leonard Leo was a complex tax maneuver long in the planning.
    — Nina Burleigh, The New Republic, 16 May 2023
  • There goes a third of your budget without even touching any planning stuff, of just the venue – no food, no drinks, no nothing.
    — Sarah Baniak, ABC News, 26 July 2023
  • The pace of change was slowed by the pandemic and a planning period that took longer than expected.
    — Jeff Brady, NPR, 4 Mar. 2024
  • Though there was a lot of planning, the final product came together in two months and delighted the crew.
    — Vulture, 24 Oct. 2023
  • Now, after years of hoping and planning, the WNBA is finally coming to the bay.
    — TIME, 5 Oct. 2023
  • The current planning and engineering phase of the project is backed by $8.4 million of state funding.
    — Emily Alvarenga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Nov. 2023
  • But deterrence is not just a matter of weapons in arsenals, boots on the ground, planes in the air, ships at sea, or strategies on the planning table.
    — Bonnie S. Glaser, Foreign Affairs, 30 Nov. 2023
  • The City Section knows its championship dates months in advance, so planning shouldn’t be a problem.
    — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 28 May 2023
  • Long-term adaptive planning is also starting to bear fruit now.
    — Dominique Soguel, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 Nov. 2023
  • The city is in the planning phase for reconstruction with renderings expected in the next couple of months.
    — Caleb Wiegandt, The Courier-Journal, 15 June 2023
  • The rule reflects a broader problem of poor succession planning in the U.S. government that extends to the White House.
    — Jean Parvin Bordewich and Roy E. Brownell Ii, WSJ, 27 Oct. 2023
  • Growth planning for business owners is not just an end but a new beginning.
    — Jia Rizvi, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
  • Here, Coyne shares her biggest wedding planning secrets — some of these might surprise you.
    — Erin Clack, Peoplemag, 8 Nov. 2023
  • For as much planning as airlines and airports can do to prepare for the busy travel weekend, mother nature has a plan of her own.
    — Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 26 May 2023
  • Tech debt is also a key topic in annual planning at Rubrik.
    — John Kell, Fortune, 27 Mar. 2024
  • The planning commission is scheduled to hear the zoning request Friday.
    — Randy Tucker, The Enquirer, 14 Mar. 2024
  • Pak will be expected to oversee film selection and planning for this year’s events.
    — Patrick Frater, Variety, 28 Mar. 2024
  • Government planning of production is not a free-market value, to say the least.
    — Dominic Pino, National Review, 14 Dec. 2023
  • The decision to tie hours to attendance trends also came about as part of the museum's strategic planning process.
    — Amy Schwabe, Journal Sentinel, 2 June 2023
  • Otherwise, imposing the planning and cost burden on the Secret Service is just a way for a campaign to freeload off taxpayers.
    — Letters To The Editor, Washington Post, 25 July 2024
  • The question of Palestinian political unity could complicate planning for a postwar leadership structure for Gaza, one of the thornier issues in the ongoing peace talks.
    — Jack Jeffery, Tia Goldenberg, TIME, 23 July 2024

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