agendas

plural of agenda
as in schedules
a listing of things to be presented or considered (as at a concert or play) unless your proposal is on the meeting's agenda, it won't be addressed

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Recent Examples of agendas Bibb claimed the group is also in talks with members of Congress about aligning their agendas. — Isabella Murray, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026 Keeping strong teachers is a smart investment — not just through pay, but through classroom resources, professional development and policies that let teachers focus on teaching rather than navigating shifting social or political agendas. — Joe Fleckenstein, Baltimore Sun, 1 Oct. 2026 Leaders elected on security agendas, such as Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele and Ecuador’s Noboa, will likely intensify their hardline rhetoric and policies. — Dan Restrepo, Foreign Affairs, 30 Sep. 2026 There’s a distrust in the validity of big data, with everything seeming more vulnerable than ever to outside influence by unseen forces with specific agendas. — Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 29 Sep. 2026 Today chaos gives bad people the opportunity to advance their own nefarious agendas with little regards for the American people. — Gary Franks, Hartford Courant, 25 Sep. 2026 The best agendas include a few non-serious questions too, maybe even a joke. — Leslie John, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2026 But the underlying difficulties of the three Ts, where the leaders seem to have fundamentally incompatible agendas, remain the thread beneath the ostensibly polite and occasionally amiable conversations. — Rana Mitter, The Conversation, 21 Sep. 2026 Donors propped up a clutter of interest groups with their own agendas, starving the institutional Party organization whose only objective should be to win elections. — Isaac Arnsdorf, New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2026
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Noun
  • An article published by the American Academy of Family Physicians recommends operating below maximum capacity to leave room in provider schedules for last-minute patients and emergencies.
    — Ajay Prasad, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Here’s a look at the scores and schedules involving Miami-Dade and Broward County schools for the seventh weekend of games.
    — D’Joumbarey Moreau, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • The record primarily collects new arrangements of music from Björk’s 2004 album Medúlla, fine-tuned in extensive rehearsals made possible amid the empty calendars of the COVID-19 era.
    — Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Just as leap years keep our calendars in alignment with Earth’s orbit around the Sun, leap seconds have kept our timekeeping aligned with Earth’s daily rotation.
    — Vahe Peroomian, The Conversation, 8 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Hyatt transformed the resort with six new buildings, including additional guest houses; all 117 rooms have also been overhauled, and there is a new pool as well as tons of new activities and programs.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
  • The White House has formally sent Congress proposed legislation that would impose mandatory minimum sentences on those convicted of fraud involving federal benefit programs, according to a copy of it seen by Semafor.
    — Shelby Talcott, semafor.com, 6 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • What began as a Parisian student protest pressuring the government to address teacher shortages, lengthy timetables and derelict schools has evolved into a nationwide movement that has garnered support from people of various ages.
    — Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026
  • This year’s Climate Week diverged markedly from past years that had been focused more closely on climate targets, timetables, emissions reductions and scaling up promising solutions.
    — Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 28 Sep. 2026

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“Agendas.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/agendas. Accessed 10 Oct. 2026.

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