- present participle of prepare.
preparing
Example Sentences
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Congress was preparing to give developers $3 billion through the tax credit as of 1992.
From Salon • Jul. 4, 2026
“China has already eaten much of German industry’s lunch and is preparing to start on dinner,” the Centre for European Reform, a London-based think tank, bluntly warned in a recent report.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 4, 2026
"We seem to be giving this generation excuses for not being resilient," Ebenezer said, adding: "We are preparing students for life."
From BBC • Jul. 3, 2026
The approach could eventually support new methods for extracting energy from quantum systems and preparing quantum states.
From Science Daily • Jul. 3, 2026
The merchants stroked their beards, considering the offer and preparing a counterbargain.
From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri
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