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were plotting
  • past progressive of plot.

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By February 2023, Roussev and Marsalek were plotting to send Dzhambazov and "one more person" to Stuttgart, where they believed Ukrainian soldiers to be training on Patriot missile systems.

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2025

Forbes reported on Saturday investors were plotting to restore Altman as CEO.

From Reuters • Nov. 19, 2023

Martinez, Cedillo, De León and Herrera were plotting just such maneuvers during their recorded conversation.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 21, 2022

And to think my pal and I were plotting Plan B when we showed up to locked doors at Agni!

From Washington Post • Sep. 2, 2022

It would surely be believed that they were plotting vengeance.

From "Go Tell It on the Mountain" by James Baldwin