readiness

Example Sentences

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France and Canada—pledged “our readiness to contribute to appropriate efforts to ensure safe passage through the Strait.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

If anything, strategists say the U.S. technological and military prowess on display in Venezuela and Iran are likely raising questions in Beijing about military readiness.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 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

With due respect to both readers, there are two criteria for evaluating an ally: the strength, effectiveness and combat readiness of its forces today and its political will to act in support of its allies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

To Pocock, this unflagging resilience—this readiness to bounce back, to keep coming, to persist in the face of resistance—was the magic in cedar, the unseen force that imparted life to the shell.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown