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preparation

[prep-uh-ray-shuhn] / ˌprɛp əˈreɪ ʃən /




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Those recipients also showed improvements in some metabolic disturbances, adding evidence that changes in the microbiota may help drive the effects of the mulberry preparation.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 30, 2026

Roki Sasaki — continuing to log innings in relief in preparation for his postseason role — threw a perfect eighth.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2026

He says the main issue they see with some younger candidates is a lack of preparation, not being punctual, and not researching the role, organisation or interviewer.

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026

For iced-coffee critics, the problem is what the beverage signals: casualness, poor preparation and bad time management.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

Weeks of hard work and preparation took over.

From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn

Even preparations made from the same plant part may behave differently depending on the extraction or fermentation method.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 30, 2026

As a result, two preparations made from the same plant material may differ considerably in composition and biological effects.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 30, 2026

The other blocks on the roadside were put in place as part of the county council's preparations to comply with the judgement, pending the full details being issued.

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

Documents in the trove include Russian diplomatic correspondence, preparations for foreign leaders’ visits to the Philippines and confidential minutes from a meeting in the Pakistan prime minister’s office.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026

As he finalized preparations, he also made firm plans for Maggie to be tutored in the country town of Crooksville, outside Philadelphia, while he was gone.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock




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