in preparation
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Police had parked patrol cars and mobile vans as well as set up two tents near the entrance to the road, in preparation for crowd control.
From Barron's ● Nov. 6, 2026
All roads into Edenbridge will close at 18:00 GMT on Saturday in preparation for the event, which starts at 18:30 with a torch lit procession.
From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026
Last quarter, the company shut down its Silao Assembly plant in Mexico for four weeks in preparation for making 2027 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 and GMC Sierra 1500 trucks there.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 20, 2026
Many of the world’s biggest drugmakers have set their sights on China to look for new drug ideas, seeking to bolster their portfolios in preparation for older medicines going off patent.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
It also reached the plot of vegetables Father had planted in preparation for our arrival: carrots, tomatoes, parsley, zucchini, onions, eggplants, and melons.
From "Tasting the Sky" by Ibtisam Barakat
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