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prepared

[pri-paird] / prɪˈpɛərd /


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The staff wasn’t prepared to call it systemic, so we would continue to monitor it.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 22, 2026

"If I am polite, I would say the world was not prepared for it. Is it prepared now? I hope so," Bachelet, 74, told reporters after a three-hour hearing before member states.

From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026

Asked whether he or Lawrence offered their kids any parenting advice as they prepared to welcome Ari Skye, Murphy said he’s more of a lead-by-example kind of dad.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2026

The central question is whether the Eastlands should have been prepared or if this was a natural disaster beyond all reckoning.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

They needed to be better prepared for Y2K, yes.

From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly