without preparation

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"We call on them not to deport forcefully Afghans without preparation, rather give them enough time and countries should use tolerance," it said in a social media posting on Afghans in Pakistan and elsewhere.

From Reuters • Nov. 1, 2023

But, Pillemer warned, “if you throw older and younger people together without preparation, it can have negative effects.”

From Washington Post • Sep. 13, 2021

“Bristol. And the girl wants to change sex and the mother is sending troops out without preparation and the colonel is smuggling fuel. I really don’t think they’re going to allow us to do that.”

From The Guardian • Nov. 10, 2020

It’s geared more toward that straw gym teacher I just mentioned and isn’t too great about some specific queer experiences, but it’s better than wading in without preparation.

From Slate • Jan. 7, 2020

True to his notion of seeming to do it all without preparation, I heard Wemmick say to himself, as he took something out of his waistcoat-pocket before the service began, “Halloa! Here’s a ring!”

From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens