prep
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Can he still commit to the grind, the unseen nightmare of practice and prep and all those little details you need to get yourself through a best-of-five set tournament?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026
As in so many family dwellings, Hilton says the kitchen is the heart of the home, with its premium appliances, sleek custom cabinetry and a massive dining and prep island.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 30, 2026
Every meal prep begins with assembling what’s on hand.
From Salon ● Jun. 28, 2026
“They’re such a truly deep thinking, emotional human being who has a voracious IQ,” Smith says, likening D’Arcy’s approach and prep to that of a historian’s.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2026
By the time I finished with the early morning dish prep, I had practically drowned in soap bubbles.
From "The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora" by Pablo Cartaya
The kind who finally gets it together and meal preps every week?
From Salon ● Apr. 21, 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
The Escambia High coach had been in the South Florida preps scene long enough to know what he was seeing from his new running back.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2025
My preps do pretty well until they try to address the spot on my arm where Johanna dug out the tracker.
From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins
A Niçoise salad is a meal in itself that can be prepped ahead of time, and multiplied to feed many.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 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
"I hadn't prepped for after he was born."
From BBC ● Jun. 14, 2026
But it is one of the most useful things you can keep in your fridge: affordable, basically already prepped and flexible enough to become almost anything, depending on what you’re in the mood for.
From Salon ● May 22, 2026
After I'm prepped and dressed in a full-length silver gown, I've still got an hour to kill before the dinner, so I slip off to find her.
From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins
The dinosaur nugs are essentially a shortcut, saving you time and effort on prepping and cooking the chicken yourself.
From Salon ● Jun. 28, 2026
Instead, the city decided it could spend about $5.6 million razing them and prepping the hill for 100-plus multifamily units.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 14, 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
Like a diplomatic training camp, the King will be currently prepping for the trip, going through embassy briefs, reading histories and biographies, getting all the details of his engagements.
From BBC ● Apr. 24, 2026
The teachers have been prepping us about this all year long, so all the kids in the grade are excited about it—except for me.
From "Wonder" by R. J. Palacio
