preparing

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State regulators are preparing to issue those permits.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

The trip passed pleasantly and as we entered the London station, all preparing to head off, she leaned over and quietly said, “That’s what I love about you Americans. You talk on trains.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

Last September, Ríhanna Kelver was standing outside the Crowbar & Grill in Laramie, Wyoming, preparing to start her bartending shift, when she noticed a group of men across the street.

From Slate • Jun. 4, 2026

Olivia couldn't remember some family members or her own name at first, but a month on from the crash on 5 May, she is preparing to fly home to continue her recovery in Wales.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

As if preparing herself to depart, she raised one clawed, two-toed foot.

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood