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getting ready





NOUN
toilet
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Your appetite has been sharpened by sun, distance and swimming, and what you unwrap tastes less like something that survived the journey than something that has been quietly getting ready for you.

From Salon Jul. 30, 2026

A strong group of teams will be traveling to Hawaii next month, so they’ll be getting ready a little faster for football and surfing.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 28, 2026

Now, more than 20 years after The Cheetah Girls first burst onto screens, the much-loved musical film is making a comeback with a new generation getting ready to strut like they mean it.

From BBC Jul. 14, 2026

The European Union is getting ready for the onslaught.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 13, 2026

A lifeboat had been lowered into the sea, and the first mate was getting ready to climb down, accompanied by a man the boy recognized as the ship’s cook.

From "The Boy Who Met a Whale" by Nizrana Farook




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