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prearrange

[pree-uh-raynj] / ˌpri əˈreɪndʒ /








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Guests need to prearrange entrances or exits, or buzz an intercom during those hours.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 6, 2026

“You can’t really prearrange, in coaching, where you go.”

From Washington Post ● Dec. 7, 2018

But Altman welcomed actors' contributions, and if he didn't prearrange everything in the manner of a Kubrick or Hitchcock, he would post-arrange them once he saw what he had.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2015

“Some people feel like if they come in and prearrange for their burial then they’re going to die the next day,” he says.

From Salon ● Oct. 7, 2012

The region, the Castle, the aggregate of servants, and their manner of life--it behoved me to have certain information on all these particulars were I to prearrange a mode of attack.

From The Courtship of Morrice Buckler A Romance by A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodley) Mason

Spot freight rates, or those based on real-time, on-demand truck availability, have risen about 35%, while contractual rates, or those prearranged, have risen about 10%, industry insiders say.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 28, 2026

This long-standing debate asks whether we begin life with everything prearranged or whether our experiences shape who we become.

From Science Daily ● May 3, 2026

At companies like Chevron and ConocoPhillips, executives have sold stock External link this year, sometimes as part of prearranged stock-trading plans.

From Barron's ● Apr. 14, 2026

Last quarter’s energy-sector insider sales reflected a mix of trades determined by prearranged trading plans, as well as ad hoc sales.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 8, 2026

And when he didn't arrive at a prearranged meeting at the automat, Heinck and Quirin were furious.

From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple

“Be sure to outline specifics pertaining to burial or cremation and any desired music, readings or religious elements. Consider prepaying or prearranging funeral or memorial services.”

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026

During the Williams sisters’ early years as professionals, there was speculation on tour that their father and co-coach, Richard Williams, was prearranging the results of their matches against each other.

From New York Times ● Mar. 13, 2022

Last week he was able to use more traditional tactics, prearranging talks with party elders like Senator Paul Laxalt of Nevada.

From Time Magazine Archive

For his part, Bobby never explained what either Karpov or Kasparov had to gain from prearranging match results, except to keep the title in the Russian family.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

In such situations men like MacVeigh and Pelliter do not waste precious moments in prearranging actions in words.

From Isobel : a Romance of the Northern Trail by James Oliver Curwood




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