prepare
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Miguel Aréstegui, climate resilience lead at Practical Action, which helps countries prepare for extreme weather, said "we are significantly concerned, but that concern needs to translate into preparedness rather than alarm."
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
Some of those orders were lifted after the Supreme Court last month found that federal agencies could continue to prepare for the changes prior to implementing them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026
State Sen. Sasha Renée Pérez, whose district includes Altadena, said she thinks Newsom was trying to come up with a plan that would better prepare California for the next major fire.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
She had to find a uniform for her six-year-old daughter, arrange food for her, and prepare for the now-routine blackouts.
From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026
I try to prepare myself for Dara’s date with Elliott—you know, motivational words like, “You don’t hate your fave cousin” and “Who needs boys anyway?”
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
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His comments come as Portadown Orange Order prepares to apply for another Drumcree parade which would include the Garvaghy Road.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
For now, construction can continue while the administration prepares its petition asking the Supreme Court to hear the case.
From Slate ● Sep. 1, 2026
Recent moves in Treasurys have raised the stakes for Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh as he prepares to deliver his debut speech from the annual central-banking confab at Jackson Hole, Wyo., on Friday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
The stakes for the stock market are high as Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh prepares to deliver his first Jackson Hole speech since taking the helm at the U.S. central bank.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 27, 2026
At home, my mother is talking on the phone and defrosting one of the casseroles my sister Kate prepares at the start of each week.
From "All The Bright Places" by Jennifer Niven
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US Federal Reserve Governor Chris Waller on Thursday said he would be prepared to vote for an interest rate hike at the central bank's next meeting in mid-September if data showed inflation has accelerated.
From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026
But an expert report prepared for the Silivri prosecutor's office, a copy of which was seen by AFP, indicated there had been multiple breaches of safety procedures aboard the tanker.
From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026
The second-quarter performance confirmed “what businesses have told us,” said Bank of Canada Gov. Tiff Macklem, according to prepared remarks he is set to deliver at a press conference.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
Asked whether Moscow would be prepared to sever relations with Berlin, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko said "maybe", but for now it was giving diplomacy a chance.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
We watch him confidently take two prepared glass jars of yogurt from the fridge.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
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Now, the 24-year-old singer-songwriter is preparing to support Sam Smith when they play at the London Coliseum on 16 September.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
Denmark's intelligence agency warned on Thursday that Russia is "actively" preparing sabotage operations against its defence industry.
From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026
“Officials from both sides are now preparing for the conflict to drag on for months as talks are deadlocked,” the analysts add.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
Innanen is filming Season 2 of Netflix’s “Big Mistakes” and preparing for his film “Purgatory” to premiere in a couple of weeks at the Toronto International Film Festival.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2026
It was nearly the equinox, so the villagers who were Slavists were preparing to celebrate.
From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack
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