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plots

  • plural
    of plot.
    plot
    noun
    a secret plan or scheme to accomplish some purpose, especially a hostile, unlawful, or evil purpose.
  • present tense form
    of plot (3rd person singular).
    plot
    noun
    a secret plan or scheme to accomplish some purpose, especially a hostile, unlawful, or evil purpose.

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But none could match his talent for relentless, aspirational, rags-to-riches plots that, once started, could not be put down.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

Earlier this year a French naval officer went for a 4-mile run and, like millions of other runners around the world, uploaded his progress to Strava, the fitness app that plots workouts on a map.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

Hundreds of survey plots were established and thousands of seedlings were monitored.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 4, 2026

Almost 250 people died, while vineyards, orange groves and plots used to grow Albufera rice, an essential paella ingredient, were decimated.

From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026

Or maybe the whole confession had been orchestrated by Hale—another one of his plots within a plot.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann