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"The system, investment and infrastructure are not yet ready to completely replace coal and naphtha," he warned.
From Barron's ● Oct. 25, 2026
Teams of investigators spent years working through vast chains of transactions until they were ready to make their move.
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026
Most Kyiv residents say they are ready to endure the war for as long as it takes to stop Russia, opinion polls show.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026
Although the results offer compelling evidence that IBD has a detectable early immune signature, the researchers emphasize that the findings are not yet ready for use in routine medical screening.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026
As the Japanese tightened their grip on the Philippines, President Franklin D. Roosevelt ordered General MacArthur to leave the Philippines and relocate to Australia so General MacArthur could regroup, strategize, and return, ready to fight.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
Depending on the expertise and equipment at a given location, however, many patients in Germany currently have readier access to CSF analysis than to amyloid PET.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 25, 2024
For instance, clinical malaria is known to exhaust T cells, he says, and vaccination, by preventing infection, might therefore leave T cells readier to combat other pathogens.
From Science Magazine ● Oct. 23, 2023
But Forsythe has given signs he may be readier to play than was commonly thought, performing admirably in pass-rush drills, in particular.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 12, 2021
Mr. Welser-Möst drew real intimacy from the violins, though long singing lines don’t come naturally to this ensemble, which always seems readier to grimace than smile.
From New York Times ● Feb. 28, 2020
It has always struck me that were newspapers better able to see the virtue of this figure, they’d be readier to print apologies.
From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith
Moore might not just be the best high school quarterback in the nation but also the readiest for the college game.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 20, 2022
Reid has been with the Seahawks the longest, playing in the final preseason game, and Carroll said he is the readiest to contribute as a result.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 10, 2021
The readiest way to make sense of him—and to hold at arm's length the pathology that overshadowed and overpowered and informed his genius—is to approach him as some kind of martyr.
From Slate ● Nov. 6, 2013
Our dialects are often the weapon readiest to hand in that fight.
From Slate ● Aug. 22, 2012
His first proposition and request, that the dance begun at Mr. Cole’s should be finished there—that the same party should be collected, and the same musician engaged, met with the readiest acquiescence.
From "Emma" by Jane Austen
With that cleared up, Parton readied her rhinestone mic-drop: “I just know if I have to pee, I’m gon’ pee.
From Salon ● Aug. 28, 2026
They also readied the committee for an economy that shifts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2026
A female quartet readied to play mariachi standards as Anamaria greeted well wishers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2026
Behind the scenes, Nasdaq has readied a cozy stable for unicorns to go public on its exchange rather than the NYSE.
From Barron's ● May 21, 2026
As Sister Mukumbu readied the paints, I thought of all those colors, dripping and splattering on Vonetta’s and Fern’s clothes, and having to scrub them without a washboard.
From "One Crazy Summer" by Rita Williams-Garcia
She said the group is readying its strategy to get more funding for the program next year.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
United Airlines UAL 1.33%increase; green up pointing triangle is readying its biggest-ever international expansion, betting that adding nonstop connections to far-flung, social media-friendly locales will keep passengers booking trips abroad.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
The president's latest order arrives just as children across the country are readying to return to school, and as the US suffers its worst measles outbreak in 35 years.
From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 2026
He also encouraged landowners and land managers to take precautionary measures including the readying of specialist fire equipment.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
Thomas pulled up short, readying himself for a fight.
From "The Maze Runner" by James Dashner
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