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master plan

noun

Definition of master plan

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a method worked out in advance for achieving some objective my neighbor assured me that the wisdom of his master plan for his yard would be apparent once everything was finished

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Recent Examples of master plan The master plan was prepared by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) whose planners chose to import a somewhat suburban model for this prime piece of cityscape immediately adjacent to the Loop. — Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 4 Oct. 2026 For their part, NASA officials have said that last year’s layoffs and lab closures are making Goddard more efficient and competitiveand that the consolidation of buildings was part of a 2022 master plan. — Eric Niiler, Scientific American, 22 Sep. 2026 Congratulations, Seminoles fans, part one of your master plan to return to the pantheon of college football has been completed. — Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 15 Sep. 2026 And during a meeting to amend Tributary’s zoning and master plan in May, PRI’s land asset manager Dane Hill kept a low profile. — Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 15 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for master plan

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The new plans also include more changes to the project's lighting and traffic patterns.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 2026
Guardians manager Stephen Vogt could change plans and go with Foster Griffin on Saturday.

— Joe Reedy, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026

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Saujet developed its brand strategy and creative expression in partnership with Studio ALIFFI, founded by former chief brand officer of Neiman Marcus Nabil Aliffi.

— Kathryn Hopkins, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026
This work evidences both a moral courage and brash authority on Simon’s part and speaks to the deep ethical complexity of her concerns and strategies as an artist.

— Stephanie Wambugu, Vulture, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of strategy

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For a blueprint, Johnson points to a handful of NBA stars who have mastered the art of seeing the game unfold a step or two ahead of everyone else — Draymond Green, LeBron James, Kawhi Leonard and, yes, former Spurs great Tim Duncan.

— Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 16 Oct. 2026
Trump in this term quickly began implementing an array of policies left over from his first term or outlined in the Project 2025 policy blueprint, many of which Bonta and other Democratic attorneys general were prepared to sue over, experts said.

— Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of blueprint

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It was deemed Biden’s signature climate law, providing hundreds of billions of dollars for tax credits and programs to bolster the clean energy sector (much of that funding was repealed by the 2025 One Big Beautiful Bill Act).

— Maydeen Merino, The Washington Examiner, 15 Oct. 2026
The program provides training in barista skills, espresso brewing, earning a food handler’s license, learning point-of-sale systems, customer service skills, food prep and other more general workplace skills.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 15 Oct. 2026

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The court order stems from a finding that Shkreli organized an anti-competitive scheme to perpetuate his company Vyera Pharmaceuticals’ monopoly in the anti-parasitic drug Daraprim.

— Dan Mangan, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2026
Similar Excel spreadsheets are used to organize schemes where Indian scammers in Delhi or Kolkata impersonate Microsoft tech support, the Internal Revenue Service or even the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

— Snigdha Poonam, The Dial, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of scheme

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The National Capital Planning Commission, a federal panel that reviews major construction projects, posted new renderings and accompanying documents provided by the Interior Department, which is overseeing the controversial project.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 2026
The experience gave Steer a new focus and shift in his life and the opportunity to help Garland with the project came at the best time.

— Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 18 Oct. 2026

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