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[prep] / prɛp /










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And because so much of the prep was already done, I could spend my time on the little details that made the meal feel special.

From Salon ● Nov. 5, 2026

He said he had a "gut feeling" that it was the best approach, but the team had insisted on a prep lap and had fuelled the car for the extra mileage.

From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026

My year-round prep for all-round physical and mental fitness takes place at the swimming pool.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

Their outfits even seem slightly coordinated with an edgy prep style.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026

The guest bathroom has to be perfect, and Hana and I are forced to be Momma’s prep cooks with lots of dicing and measuring and cleaning up after.

From "A Good Kind of Trouble" by Lisa Moore Ramée

She preps for what she calls “Wondaween Season” throughout the year.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026

She preps "summer baskets" which include puzzle books, reading books and snacks to curb any boredom.

From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026

She eats lunch, throws in a load of laundry and preps dinner.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 10, 2026

The kind who finally gets it together and meal preps every week?

From Salon ● Apr. 21, 2026

This was how they did the lab preps, the AP and regular-track students lumped together before they broke up into smaller groups for the actual experiments.

From "Burning Blue" by Paul Griffin

However, on the morning of surgery on 8 October, while Una was prepped for theatre, they received news that Sean's intended donor had become unwell and could no longer participate.

From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2026

Despite the change in venue, some things are universal in Nigeria, whose creaking grid is as infamous as Lagos traffic: as the models prepped backstage Friday, the power briefly cut out.

From Barron's ● Oct. 3, 2026

I had prepped appetizers, sides and heavily salted my steaks, in advance, which was fortunate.

From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026

A Niçoise salad is a meal in itself that can be prepped ahead of time, and multiplied to feed many.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026

“Or perhaps she’s been prepped to fool Fiona’s supernatural ability,” answers Director Van Helsing.

From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston

At the beginning of his prepping journey, Michael's wife didn't see the need, but he says she now understands the importance.

From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026

“As we are prepping the launch of the product, Merck and Moderna have set up teams for hospitals to go train them,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

Officials are prepping for more potential fires Saturday.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026

But before simply moving on — prepping for the next doomsday scenario — it is worth asking what we can learn from this one.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 2026

Thanks to science class and Ms. Cantor’s obsession with prepping, I know all about purified urine.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera


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