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ready

[red-ee] / ˈrɛd i /






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"We are done with the extremism and the corruption. We're done with the politics of division, and we are ready for something new."

From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026

By the time I made it back to my car, I felt ready to fight again.

From Slate ● Nov. 1, 2026

“We’ll get humbled if we’re not ready to go.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026

"I would like to emphasise that we stand ready to make every possible effort to pave the way for peace," he said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 31, 2026

I was ready to jump out of my skin.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

Depending on the expertise and equipment at a given location, however, many patients in Germany currently have readier access to CSF analysis than to amyloid PET.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 25, 2024

For instance, clinical malaria is known to exhaust T cells, he says, and vaccination, by preventing infection, might therefore leave T cells readier to combat other pathogens.

From Science Magazine ● Oct. 23, 2023

I’m readier than I might have been in 2021, when “Sweatshop Overlord” had its premiere at New York Theatre Workshop, to collectively process the recent traumatic cascade.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 17, 2023

But Forsythe has given signs he may be readier to play than was commonly thought, performing admirably in pass-rush drills, in particular.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 12, 2021

It has always struck me that were newspapers better able to see the virtue of this figure, they’d be readier to print apologies.

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith

Moore might not just be the best high school quarterback in the nation but also the readiest for the college game.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 20, 2022

Reid has been with the Seahawks the longest, playing in the final preseason game, and Carroll said he is the readiest to contribute as a result.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 10, 2021

The readiest way to make sense of him—and to hold at arm's length the pathology that overshadowed and overpowered and informed his genius—is to approach him as some kind of martyr.

From Slate ● Nov. 6, 2013

Our dialects are often the weapon readiest to hand in that fight.

From Slate ● Aug. 22, 2012

His first proposition and request, that the dance begun at Mr. Cole’s should be finished there—that the same party should be collected, and the same musician engaged, met with the readiest acquiescence.

From "Emma" by Jane Austen

He downloaded tide apps, readied himself with sandbags and felt prepared for this week’s return.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026

With that cleared up, Parton readied her rhinestone mic-drop: “I just know if I have to pee, I’m gon’ pee.

From Salon ● Aug. 28, 2026

Walmart implemented those plans on shelves June 29, and later readied a press release touting the price cuts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026

Behind the scenes, Nasdaq has readied a cozy stable for unicorns to go public on its exchange rather than the NYSE.

From Barron's ● May 21, 2026

When the sky cleared of kites and only the final two remained, every kite run­ner readied himself for the chance to land this prize.

From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini

Cuban military dictator Fulgencio Batista spent the next several decades seemingly readying himself to follow Machado to the Sunshine State if and when he needed to make a quick exit.

From Salon ● Nov. 1, 2026

She said the group is readying its strategy to get more funding for the program next year.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026

A team of roughly a dozen Blackstone dealmakers and executives focused on readying Jersey Mike’s for an IPO over the past year and a half, another person familiar with the matter said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026

He also encouraged landowners and land managers to take precautionary measures including the readying of specialist fire equipment.

From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026

I could tell he was readying himself to tell me something.

From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini


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