readiness

Example Sentences

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This month, nearly 40 countries—including the United Kingdom, France and Canada—pledged “our readiness to contribute to appropriate efforts to ensure safe passage through the Strait.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

Children who have developmental delays or whose behavioral readiness is lagging can still stand to benefit.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

That is a readiness target, not a go date, but it has become shorthand to convey the threat’s seriousness.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

The tetchiest moment of the committee hearing, came when the prime minister faced questions about the UK's defensive readiness.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

There are as many methods as there are farmers for determining the readiness of the earth for planting.

From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson