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“This was not ready for a landing on the launch pad. SpaceX has landed and flown again the Starship booster,” Bernstein’s Douglas Harned said in a note to clients.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 27, 2026
The letter added that Sazerac “stands ready to improve the terms of our offer” if Brown-Forman’s board engages on the matter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026
“Gave him a fastball, and he’s ready for it, and put it out there,” Klein said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2026
The Fed "has to be ready to tighten monetary policy to prevent a repeat of the 2021-to-2022 inflation episode," Fed Governor Chris Waller said last week.
From Barron's ● Jul. 26, 2026
During all the weeks of getting ready, one thought stood out in my mind: Karel will be there.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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
I’m readier than I might have been in 2021, when “Sweatshop Overlord” had its premiere at New York Theatre Workshop, to collectively process the recent traumatic cascade.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 17, 2023
The sixth-round pick out of Florida is showing some early signs that he may be readier to contribute if needed than the general perception when he was drafted.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 9, 2021
But Joe was readier with his definition than I had expected, and completely stopped me by arguing circularly, and answering with a fixed look, “Her.”
From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens
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
Walmart implemented those plans on shelves June 29, and later readied a press release touting the price cuts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
On the beach in Gaza City, the trio laid out their boards on the sand while they warmed up their limbs and readied their gear.
From Barron's ● Jun. 22, 2026
“Five minutes to showtime,” said Lil Miss Hot Mess, drag queen and hostess, as Latine drag kings El Daña and Manny Oakley readied themselves for the spotlight.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 30, 2026
Luna then coordinated with Leger Fernández, who had readied an expulsion resolution against Gonzales, to force out the pair almost simultaneously.
From Slate ● Apr. 16, 2026
Turner looked up and down the shelves of his father’s study—the first room in the house that had been readied.
From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt
He also encouraged landowners and land managers to take precautionary measures including the readying of specialist fire equipment.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
Michoacán is known for its annual Day of the Dead celebrations, and Manzo had spent weeks readying the city’s festival of lights.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 18, 2026
India is also reported to be readying a test-fire of the latest model of the domestically developed ballistic Agni missile -- meaning "fire" in Sanskrit -- capable of carrying multiple nuclear warheads.
From Barron's ● May 7, 2026
Leading into the Masters, Rose made a schedule switch, dropping his original plan to play last week's Texas Open to concentrate on readying himself for the demands of Augusta.
From BBC ● Apr. 6, 2026
Thomas pulled up short, readying himself for a fight.
From "The Maze Runner" by James Dashner
