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well-planned

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adjective

  1. (of an event, project, etc) suitably devised or drafted in advance to ensure success

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But just four years into that well-planned retirement, his wife, Karen, was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s—and all those plans came to a halt.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 29, 2025

The city of 106,000 sits between Baltimore and Washington, D.C., and it has a robust economy, well-planned, walkable neighborhoods, family-friendly amenities and a second-to-none educational system.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 29, 2025

Lead magistrate Christine Williams said: "We find that this was a sophisticated, well-planned and intentional series of deceptions designed to manipulate your victim."

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2025

At Hickory Hill, her children’s days had brimmed with well-planned activities, Brad Blank, a close friend of her children, told Vanity Fair in 1997.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 10, 2024

Said Assistant Chief Inspector Joseph Coyle, in charge of Manhattan North detectives, ”... . a well-planned conspiracy.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey