preparing

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Kitchen workers were overwhelmed preparing mountains of shrimp.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

In 1972, as he was preparing for what would turn out to be his landslide reelection that November, President Richard Nixon made an historic trip to the People’s Republic of China.

From Salon • May 14, 2026

Uganda is preparing to start crude oil exports in October, with higher global oil prices potentially increasing the value of these exports.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

Again, this will be modelled on previous terrorism legislation that focused on preparing "terrorist acts".

From BBC • May 13, 2026

“If these old eyes serve me correctly, it seems like you were preparing to jump into a river to chase after that aboatia.”

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer