prep
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Every cruiser gets a personal photo opp with the stars, and many prep for it like the prom.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026
He said he had a "gut feeling" that it was the best approach, but the team had insisted on a prep lap and had fuelled the car for the extra mileage.
From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026
Their outfits even seem slightly coordinated with an edgy prep style.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026
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
Lucky Palace had a cook, a prep cook, a busboy, and one full-time waitress, Bebe, who had started a few months before Mia.
From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng
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She preps "summer baskets" which include puzzle books, reading books and snacks to curb any boredom.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
There is a version of yourself who meal preps.
From Salon ● May 5, 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
Mohwinkel, who heads the cocktail program, preps his concoctions hours before opening.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 9, 2026
Granddad's cook does the shopping and preps the meals, but the aunties plan all the menus.
From "We Were Liars" by E. Lockhart
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“Everything is organized, your kitchen is stocked, your chicken is prepped for you to make it just the way you like,” she said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026
Despite the change in venue, some things are universal in Nigeria, whose creaking grid is as infamous as Lagos traffic: as the models prepped backstage Friday, the power briefly cut out.
From Barron's ● Oct. 3, 2026
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
Then, while the paper was being prepped for publication, BP began aggressively promoting the ideas it contained.
From Salon ● Jun. 26, 2026
In the distance, Greek triremes floated on Long Island Sound, prepped for war.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
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Mike Madrid was prepping to interview Xavier Becerra on Olvera Street last month when the immensity of the moment hit him.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026
At the beginning of his prepping journey, Michael's wife didn't see the need, but he says she now understands the importance.
From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026
But before simply moving on — prepping for the next doomsday scenario — it is worth asking what we can learn from this one.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 2026
“When you have private parties and gatherings, we talk about prepping: ‘Do you prep, do you not prep?’ ” said Mortensen.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026
Thanks to science class and Ms. Cantor’s obsession with prepping, I know all about purified urine.
From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera
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