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    plotting

    US /'plɒtɪŋ/

    ・

    UK /'plɒtɪŋ/

    B1
    v.t./i.Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)To mark a path, etc. on a map, using lines or dots
    He was just plotting the route when he realized that the map was the wrong scale
    v.t./i.Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)To devise or develop a literary or dramatic storyline
    He wasn't sure if his plotting of the story was going well or not
    v.t./i.Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)To find and mark something on a map or graph
    He was plotting where they should drive on holiday
    v.t./i.Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)To plan something in secret, often something bad
    They were plotting their escape when the guards overheard them talking
    v.t./i.Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)To plan something secretly
    They were plotting a surprise party for her when she came into the room

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    Everyday racism: what should we do? Akala | Comment is Free

    03:50Everyday racism: what should we do? Akala | Comment is Free
    • can solve without first analysing its cause and then plotting its destruction, as any

      can solve without first analysing its cause and then plotting its destruction, as any

    • can solve without first analysing its cause and then plotting its destruction, as any

      can solve without first analysing its cause and then plotting its destruction, as any

    B2

    Democratic Presidential Debate - June 26 (Full) | NBC News

    36:00Democratic Presidential Debate - June 26 (Full) | NBC News
    • 10 seconds.--was protecting those people who were plotting against us.

      10 seconds.--was protecting those people who were plotting against us.

    • 10 seconds.--was protecting those people who were plotting against us.

      10 seconds.--was protecting those people who were plotting against us.

    B1

    Practice English Conversation (Meaning of Life) Improve English Speaking Skills Everyday

    10:29Practice English Conversation (Meaning of Life) Improve English Speaking Skills Everyday
    • Cats are like the mysterious ninjas of the pet world, silently plotting world domination.

      Cats are like the mysterious ninjas of the pet world, silently plotting world domination.

    • Cats are like the mysterious ninjas of the pet world, silently plotting world domination.

      Cats are like the mysterious ninjas of the pet world, silently plotting world domination.

    B2

    Hans Rosling's 200 Countries, 200 Years, 4 Minutes - The Joy of Stats!

    04:48Hans Rosling's 200 Countries, 200 Years, 4 Minutes - The Joy of Stats!
    • It involved plotting of 120,000 numbers.

      It involved plotting of 120,000 numbers.

    • It involved plotting of 120,000 numbers.

      It involved plotting of 120,000 numbers.

    B1

    Brazil court orders raids, restraints on Bolsonaro | REUTERS

    02:08Brazil court orders raids, restraints on Bolsonaro | REUTERS
    • Bolsonaro is on trial before the Supreme Court on charges of plotting a coup to stop President

      Bolsonaro is on trial before the Supreme Court on charges of plotting a coup to stop President

    • Bolsonaro is on trial before the Supreme Court on charges of plotting a coup to stop President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva from taking office after he won the 2022 presidential election.

      Bolsonaro is on trial before the Supreme Court on charges of plotting a coup to stop President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva from taking office after he won the 2022 presidential election.

    B2

    What Does the Child in You Need Today?

    04:58What Does the Child in You Need Today?
    • When we think of what it would take for a five-year-old to have to deal with a room full of strangers or to have to sit politely during a long meeting or to be tasked with plotting a route home, we begin to get a more vivid and more accurate sense of what we have grown dangerously used to making light of, of the genuine difficulties to which we have grown inured, of the brave mask we have forgotten we are even wearing.

      When we think of what it would take for a five-year-old to have to deal with a room full of strangers or to have to sit politely during a long meeting or to be tasked with plotting a route home, we begin to get a more vivid and more accurate sense of what we have grown dangerously used to making light of, of the genuine difficulties to which we have grown inured, of the brave mask we have forgotten we are even wearing.

    • When we think of what it would take for a five-year-old to have to deal with a room full of strangers, or to have to sit politely during a long meeting, or to be tasked with plotting a route home—we begin to get a more vivid and more accurate sense of what we have grown dangerously used to making light of, of the genuine difficulties to which we have grown inured, of the brave mask we have forgotten we are even wearing.

      When we think of what it would take for a five-year-old to have to deal with a room full of strangers, or to have to sit politely during a long meeting, or to be tasked with plotting a route home—we begin to get a more vivid and more accurate sense of what we have grown dangerously used to making light of, of the genuine difficulties to which we have grown inured, of the brave mask we have forgotten we are even wearing.

    B1

    Young Dracula - BBC Series - Season 4 Ep 2 "Revamped"

    27:44Young Dracula - BBC Series - Season 4 Ep 2 "Revamped"
    • You're plotting something and you want me to do your dirty work.

      You're plotting something and you want me to do your dirty work.

    • -You're plotting something and you

      -You're plotting something and you

    B2

    Young Dracula - BBC Series - Season 4 Ep 6 "Bloodbound"

    28:06Young Dracula - BBC Series - Season 4 Ep 6 "Bloodbound"
    • You're plotting against Vlad, aren't you?

      You're plotting against Vlad, aren't you?

    • -You're plotting against Vlad, aren't you?

      -You're plotting against Vlad, aren't you?

    B1

    House of Cards Explained: Shakespeare, History & Guilty Pleasure

    14:54House of Cards Explained: Shakespeare, History & Guilty Pleasure
    • Meanwhile, the pristine surface belies the dirty plotting underneath.

      Meanwhile, the pristine surface belies the dirty plotting underneath.

    • personas. Meanwhile the pristine surface belies the dirty plotting underneath. The

      personas. Meanwhile the pristine surface belies the dirty plotting underneath. The

    B2

    Onism: The Awareness of How Little of the World You'll Experience

    02:58Onism: The Awareness of How Little of the World You'll Experience
    • plotting the contours of your life.

      plotting the contours of your life.

    • but soon began sketching yourself a map of the world, plotting the contours of your life.

      but soon began sketching yourself a map of the world, plotting the contours of your life.

    B1