prep
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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
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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
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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
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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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