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is mapping

  • present progressive
    of map (3rd person singular).
    map
    noun
    a representation, usually on a flat surface, as of the features of an area of the earth or a portion of the heavens, showing them in their respective forms, sizes, and relationships according to some convention of representation.

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Perhaps this existence is more about riding the ebb and flow than it is mapping the course.

From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2026

PayPal’s new chief executive, Enrique Lores, is mapping out plans for going it alone rather than selling the company.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

Midfielder Tyler Adams said no one is mapping out that journey just yet.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 5, 2025

The discovery was made possible by the European Space Agency's Gaia spacecraft, which is mapping more than a billion stars throughout the Milky Way and beyond, tracking their motion, luminosity, temperature, and composition.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 6, 2024

“It was in that way, little by little, that all this country was explored and mapped—just as John is mapping out this region now.”

From The Young Alaskans in the Rockies by Emerson Hough