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When she and her gardener sheet-mulched the front yard with cardboard Amazon boxes she had collected from her neighbors in October, one neighbor joked that it looked ready for Halloween.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

People familiar with the case said Justice Department attorneys were ready to fight the Justices’ lawyers over the subpoenas.

From Salon • Jun. 10, 2026

Department for Business and Trade is ready to defend investments that don’t work out, Kyle said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

From there to here - in Charlotte, North Carolina getting ready for a World Cup that must have seemed like an impossible dream only a few short months ago.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

It was the third night as we were getting ready to lie down again under the sky when the order came to report to the processing center for new arrivals.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom