unprepared

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Appeared in the February 13, 2026, print edition as 'NATO Has Seen the Future and Is Unprepared'.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026

Unprepared for a prolonged attack, Russian soldiers ran short on basic supplies.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 23, 2023

Unprepared for the star's tendency to improvise, the band completely lost their way and got a "monumental scolding" in front of the audience.

From BBC • Oct. 14, 2017

Revealing your location gives the Unprepared a road map to the stockpiles of the Prepared, in the event of Teotwawki.

From New York Times • Nov. 18, 2012

Unprepared for a two-and-a-half-mile trek across campus in the rain, I decided to walk the short distance to Schuyler Place, where I could call my mother and wait out of the rain.

From "Silent To The Bone" by E.L. Konigsburg