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prepare

[pri-pair] / prɪˈpɛər /


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The threat of a strong El Niño has cities racing to do what they can to prepare for even stronger storms that could bring further coastal damage and flooding.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 9, 2026

Many joined with volunteer organizations to prepare and dispense meals to first responders and recovery workers.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 9, 2026

Still, Ford executives have said they need to prepare for that scenario eventually, even as the company and other automakers strike deals with Chinese firms to keep an edge in markets around the world.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 8, 2026

With the league phase considered a place to experiment and prepare for the second half of the season, there will be a time of transition and strange results before the crunch time in January onwards.

From BBC Sep. 7, 2026

Personally, I think they made us wait so we had a few moments to think things over and prepare ourselves for what came next.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin

Coxon's resignation comes as Anthropic prepares for its market debut, following a summer marked by unauthorized hacks carried out by AI tools during testing.

From Barron's Sep. 9, 2026

As McVay prepares for his 10th season, his influence and growing coaching tree will once again populate the NFL.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 8, 2026

The latest initiative comes as Andy Burnham prepares to host French President Emmanuel Macron at Downing Street for the first time since becoming prime minister.

From BBC Sep. 3, 2026

For now, construction can continue while the administration prepares its petition asking the Supreme Court to hear the case.

From Slate Sep. 1, 2026

Now and then, she kills a chicken and prepares it for him.

From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario

Significantly, Rahm said this week he was prepared to fulfil his contract with LIV 1.0, with no mention of any commitment to the intended new iteration.

From BBC Sep. 9, 2026

"The Treasury market spent the morning waiting for Scott Bessent to reveal how much firepower he was prepared to put behind the expanded buyback program," Innes said.

From Barron's Sep. 9, 2026

“No one is prepared for the consequences of a continued rapid rise in machine intelligence,’’ OpenAI’s chief scientist, Jakub Pachocki, wrote on Sunday.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 9, 2026

The low-loading catalyst also performed far better than another 0.8 wt% Ni/Al2O3 material prepared using the same impregnation method.

From Science Daily Sep. 9, 2026

As I prepared my supper that night, I questioned myself, trying to make sense of my own actions and reactions.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo

As our reporting shows, investors are preparing for a bumpier stretch after a solid run powered by booming corporate profits and tech gains.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 8, 2026

Now, for the first time, the NFL is preparing to unveil a regular-season game Down Under.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 8, 2026

They were also preparing to exchange and move to a bigger family home when their buyer pulled out due to a combination of increased service charges and ongoing gas problems.

From BBC Sep. 8, 2026

Haaretz said that Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, later killed by Israel, had warned a former Palestinian official that the militants were preparing "a terrifying operation" which he described as an "earthquake".

From Barron's Sep. 8, 2026

They’ve done such a good job preparing to confuse the Germans that they’ve confused even me.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin




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