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Part of the point of the book is to tell people with Hollywood dreams that they’ll need to gird themselves emotionally and physically for the work.

Meanwhile, both nations have girded themselves for a lengthy confrontation.

But such extreme conditions are rare and individual homeowners can take steps to gird themselves against more-common wildfires.

Los Angeles County girded for a final day of red flag fire weather warnings Friday, before a day of relief amid the historic devastation of firestorms that hit the nation’s most populous county.

And federal employee unions are girding for a fight, according to The Journal.