preparation
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She needed that mental fortitude in the build-up to the Games as a series of injuries - including a hip issue in October - hampered her preparations.
From BBC
Years of mental preparation have helped Glenn get to the Olympic stage, but she said nothing could prepare her for the unique stress of the Games.
From Los Angeles Times
Meanwhile, the U.S. has deployed two aircraft carriers and a host of other warships and jet fighters to the region in preparation for a possible attack.
This method presents several obstacles, including wide variability between cells, limited efficiency during genetic modification, high production costs, and lengthy preparation times.
From Science Daily
While the national strategy for Winter Olympics supremacy goes back decades, Norway’s preparation for the 2026 Games really began a year ago, when almost everyone on the team gathered far from the fjords.
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