preparing

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On the podcast, Danson said he’d been preparing for the skit for months, sure he was going to nail it.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

Back at the Phoenix, Leanne Russell is busy preparing her popular English breakfasts for hungry customers.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 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

There was only so much preparing you could do when you were forced to talk to a pony.

From "Chronicles of a Lizard Nobody" by Patrick Ness