prep
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Ron spasms under his desk, stifled by the small space; a colleague dries a co-worker’s hair with a piece of paper after blowing bubbles in it; Ron does the loudest meal prep you’ll ever hear.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
I gave them another try recently, when suffering through colonoscopy prep.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
On Sunday, Javier Fuentes woke up at 4:30 a.m. to prep for an all-day fishing excursion at Hesperia Lake Park, which opens to anglers at 6 a.m.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2026
Halfway through his sermon prep, his phone rang again: another hospital visit request.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
Those shy prep school guys at mixers with their endearing long hands and blushing complexions, I could make them laugh.
From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez
She preps "summer baskets" which include puzzle books, reading books and snacks to curb any boredom.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
Starship is a centerpiece of SpaceX’s pitch to investors as it preps an initial public offering that could value the company at $1.5 trillion or more.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026
There is a version of you who meal preps breakfast.
From Salon ● May 22, 2026
"The crew just shared a peaceful breakfast with our families and we jump back into training tomorrow to start our preps for a March launch to the Moon."
From Barron's ● Feb. 3, 2026
My mother comes in, somewhat shyly, and says that Cinna has asked her to show the preps how she did my hair the day of the reaping.
From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins
And for the simplest possible showstopper, Frieda’s Hulas Ready-to-Drink Coconuts come peeled and prepped with a tool that lets you open them and insert a straw in seconds.
From Salon ● Jul. 12, 2026
"I was literally being prepped to go into surgery when I first found out online that was happening," he said.
From Barron's ● Jun. 29, 2026
"The heat is staying regardless and it will be the same next year, so people need to get prepped and book ahead," he said.
From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026
SpaceX missed launch-date goals earlier this year as it prepped for the mission.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026
Doctors in sterile white, masked and gloved, already prepped to operate, go into action.
From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins
Ahead of the album’s release, Rideaux, Asghedom and their teams are prepping to host “The Prolific Experience”— a playback session and panel discussion at The Novo in downtown Los Angeles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
Bill Pulte, the 38-year-old now prepping to run America’s entire intelligence community, doesn’t have any direct connections I could find to Pulte, Timmis, or other Fellowship leaders or organizations.
From Salon ● Jun. 9, 2026
But those days are over, she noted, and if they want to sell in the spring, they should start prepping in the fall or winter.
From MarketWatch ● May 13, 2026
For students prepping for life after college, it’s an agonizing challenge: Internships are becoming more critical to landing that first job—yet are getting harder to come by.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 25, 2026
Mine was marked by aloof boys, prepping for the SATs, and a looming fear of deportation.
From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi
