preparedness
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This is a country that believes military preparedness is an existential necessity.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
Long Beach will augment its normal emergency preparedness actions for the storm and continuous impacts from a potentially historic El Niño, city spokesperson Laath Martin wrote in a statement to the Times.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
Most parents may be more comfortable talking about preparedness than discussing the size of their estate.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026
In a review article published in the New England Journal of Medicine, Boston University professor Nancy Sullivan argues that outbreak preparedness needs to extend beyond the infectious diseases that receive the most attention.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026
On this occasion the king released political prisoners, remitted taxes, endowed temples, forgave rebels, increased military preparedness and, in short, did all the things that modern rulers do when they wish to stay in office.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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Vocabulary lists containing preparedness
Haiti Earthquake One-Year Report
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The Suffix -ness, Part 3
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