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[red-ee] / ˈrɛd i /






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McVay said, “And there’s a lot of layers to it, so I wouldn’t be ready to answer that question yet.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

“The risk is that it resets and you’re not ready to move” and that you can’t afford the extra payment, he added.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

The aim is for that to be in 2030 but it's not clear whether the new track will be ready by then.

From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026

Serious and unassuming, Eisenkot is in many ways the opposite of Netanyahu, Israel's longest-serving prime minister, who has flawless American-accented English and is ever ready with headline-grabbing soundbites on US television or social media.

From Barron's ● Oct. 27, 2026

“May we go inside?” she asks innocently, as if she’s a child ready for a big adventure.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly

Depending on the expertise and equipment at a given location, however, many patients in Germany currently have readier access to CSF analysis than to amyloid PET.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 25, 2024

For instance, clinical malaria is known to exhaust T cells, he says, and vaccination, by preventing infection, might therefore leave T cells readier to combat other pathogens.

From Science Magazine ● Oct. 23, 2023

I’m readier than I might have been in 2021, when “Sweatshop Overlord” had its premiere at New York Theatre Workshop, to collectively process the recent traumatic cascade.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 17, 2023

I feel I’m much readier for it this time.

From New York Times ● Jan. 13, 2023

But Joe was readier with his definition than I had expected, and completely stopped me by arguing circularly, and answering with a fixed look, “Her.”

From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens

Moore might not just be the best high school quarterback in the nation but also the readiest for the college game.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 20, 2022

Reid has been with the Seahawks the longest, playing in the final preseason game, and Carroll said he is the readiest to contribute as a result.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 10, 2021

The readiest way to make sense of him—and to hold at arm's length the pathology that overshadowed and overpowered and informed his genius—is to approach him as some kind of martyr.

From Slate ● Nov. 6, 2013

Our dialects are often the weapon readiest to hand in that fight.

From Slate ● Aug. 22, 2012

His first proposition and request, that the dance begun at Mr. Cole’s should be finished there—that the same party should be collected, and the same musician engaged, met with the readiest acquiescence.

From "Emma" by Jane Austen

Imola is being readied as a potential host for the final grand prix of the season on 4-6 December if the two races in Qatar and Abu Dhabi cannot be held.

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

With that cleared up, Parton readied her rhinestone mic-drop: “I just know if I have to pee, I’m gon’ pee.

From Salon ● Aug. 28, 2026

A female quartet readied to play mariachi standards as Anamaria greeted well wishers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2026

Behind the scenes, Nasdaq has readied a cozy stable for unicorns to go public on its exchange rather than the NYSE.

From Barron's ● May 21, 2026

As Morgan readied the buggy in the front yard, she winked at the baby.

From "Ruby Holler" by Sharon Creech

Both the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq are readying their tokenization platforms.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

Investors are readying for a likely Federal Reserve rate hike Wednesday.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

My arms are extended at my sides and I’m leaning forward slightly — not unlike a 3-year-old pretending to be an airplane readying for takeoff.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026

He also encouraged landowners and land managers to take precautionary measures including the readying of specialist fire equipment.

From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026

The list for Richard’s party was ever expanding, and no sooner had they finished readying one room than another needed to be prepared for yet another guest.

From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland


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