prep
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Common advice to fight it includes “closing” your kitchen after dinner, keeping tempting treats out of the house, and doing meal prep at the start of the week.
From Slate ● Sep. 23, 2026
Before he was a doomer, Coxon came across a book while at his elite Oxford prep school that would help shape his worldview.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
Prince Archie, seven, and Princess Lilibet, five, started at their prep school last week, the paper says.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
Meal prep often asks us to make an absurdly confident prediction about our future appetites.
From Salon ● Aug. 25, 2026
“Okay, what other prep work do I need to get done before the dinner rush?”
From "The Benefits of Being an Octopus" by Ann Braden
She preps "summer baskets" which include puzzle books, reading books and snacks to curb any boredom.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
The latter told NYT he might need to shop for more orange garb as he preps for the “Jeopardy!”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 28, 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
On the morning after Christmas, Paul Caldeira, who works for ReturnQueen, looks through dozens of pickup orders and preps his van with stacks of bags and sorting labels.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 31, 2025
For the rest of the time, while Saint Sarah preps us with the information the studio people gave her, I keep peeking at Sausun.
From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali
Not long ago, when Florida real-estate investor Karlin Ridgeway prepped a house for sale, all-new kitchen appliances were a must.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
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 grass is being measured, the rackets strung and the strawberries and cream prepped.
From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026
But as our pitcher prepped to toss, I started really sweating.
From "Fast Pitch" by Nic Stone
"I quickly learned meal prepping and batch cooking was the best way for me," he says.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026
“Hence all the meal prepping that I’ve been doing,” she said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
This pole won’t be used just yet — it arrives with a texture that can be slick or uneven, so the troupe must spend a couple weeks prepping it for better gripping and friction.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026
Fluhler said that, for the time being, staff members are prepping around two-thirds of what they were before, a move that’s helped lower costs, since the owners don’t have to buy those products.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 18, 2026
Six white news vans line the dusty road to the camp, and we see reporters prepping to go live with their camera crews.
From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed
