as in engineering
the things that must be done to plan and organize a complicated activity or event that involves many people
My mother was in charge of the logistics of our camping trip. Logistics are the key to a successful military campaign. the logistics of a political campaign
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Many organizations don't have the engineering resources to deploy these tests at scale.—
Rahul Wankhede,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2025 -
According to Porter, the most in-demand and future-proof skills are cybersecurity, data analytics, software engineering, and artificial intelligence.—
Vicki Salemi,
Boston Herald,
25 May 2025
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The portions of the budget that deal with public-land management, oil and gas and mineral development, and logging will go to the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee.—
Andrew McKean,
Outdoor Life,
22 May 2025
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Leveraging a robust background in HR leadership, Josh previously directed transformative talent practices at Red Ventures as vice president of people operations, leading talent management, HR business partner, talent acquisition, and M&A integration during his tenure.—
Josh Tarr,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2025
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Nonetheless, there is a satisfying, compact completeness to their handling of the storylines of four different young mothers and sufficient grace notes are enabled in each case to stave off the cliches that occasionally threaten to engulf events.—
Sophie Monks Kaufman,
IndieWire,
23 May 2025
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Like many other colleges and universities, Harvard drew intense criticism last year for its handling of pro-Palestinian protests and encampments following the start of the Israel-Hamas war, as well as complaints from Jewish alumni and students about antisemitism on campus.—
Elizabeth Wolfe,
CNN Money,
22 May 2025
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Officials from the Department of Health and Human Services have said that food safety is a priority, and FDA Commissioner Marty Makary said in an April 29 interview with the newsletter Inside Medicine that the recent job cuts would not affect agency operations.—
Stephanie Armour,
Miami Herald,
29 May 2025
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United shut down all operations there in 2022, focusing on the other side of New York at Newark Liberty International Airport.—
Aaron Cooper,
CNN Money,
29 May 2025
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Emanuel was most notably chief of staff for former President Barack Obama from 2008-2010, as well as serving as an adviser in former President Bill Clinton’s administration and as mayor of Chicago for eight years.—
Zach LaChance,
The Washington Examiner,
25 May 2025
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But for now the Republican administration can simply stop spending the money.—
Barbara Ortutay,
Chicago Tribune,
25 May 2025
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But Trump’s second term has upended the relationship between higher education and the federal government.—
Lex Harvey,
CNN Money,
1 June 2025
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And ultimately, immigration attorneys say, the government makes mistakes.—
Ximena Bustillo,
NPR,
1 June 2025
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The school filed a lawsuit April 21 over the administration’s calls for changes to the university’s leadership, governance and admissions policies.—
Collin Binkley,
Chicago Tribune,
28 May 2025
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But companies are adding new risk disclosures in response to the intense political divide over corporate efforts to increase diversity in the workplace, promote LGBTQ rights and slow down climate change, corporate governance and risk management researchers say.—
Nathaniel Meyersohn,
CNN Money,
28 May 2025
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While the bureau received an exemption to Trump's hiring freeze and posted job openings this month for temporary workers to conduct survey interviews, more than one-fifth of its leadership positions are vacant, according to a public staff roster released earlier this month.—
Hansi Lo Wang,
NPR,
23 May 2025
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Munnell and others ascribe the surge to widespread fears about the stability of the retirement trust fund, amid staff cuts, rule changes, website outages and leadership shuffles.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
23 May 2025
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“Logistics.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/logistics. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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