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blueprints

  • plural
    of blueprint.
    blueprint
    noun
    a process of photographic printing, used chiefly in copying architectural and mechanical drawings, which produces a white line on a blue background.
  • present tense form
    of blueprint (3rd person singular).
    blueprint
    noun
    a process of photographic printing, used chiefly in copying architectural and mechanical drawings, which produces a white line on a blue background.

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Trump walked part of the property and inspected blueprints in view of reporters; he was then driven by the site where he wants to erect a marble arch.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2026

Instead of manufacturing the processors themselves, Arm designs the blueprints and licenses its intellectual property to tech companies.

From Barron's ● Jun. 5, 2026

Reports claim that some workers did not bring mandatory tracking devices into the mines, and blueprints provided by the Liushenyu coal mine to authorities did not match the conditions at the mine, complicating rescue efforts.

From BBC ● May 25, 2026

But genes don’t behave as Epstein imagined they do, like codes punched into a computer—they’re neither blueprints nor instructions, though pop culture often presents them that way.

From Slate ● Mar. 19, 2026

Powell got up and dusted himself, “Hmph. All right. Take away the blueprints and burn them.”

From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov