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Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama recently warned that officials stand ready to take appropriate and decisive action if necessary.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
Speaking purely as a fan, I think we have to get ready for a tough season and some very challenging times ahead.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
"The biggest risk is that the semiconductor supercycle could be over by the time it's ready, leaving the industry facing weaker earnings."
From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026
Your appetite has been sharpened by sun, distance and swimming, and what you unwrap tastes less like something that survived the journey than something that has been quietly getting ready for you.
From Salon ● Jul. 30, 2026
Anna May still hadn’t shown up by the time I was ready.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
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
The sixth-round pick out of Florida is showing some early signs that he may be readier to contribute if needed than the general perception when he was drafted.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 9, 2021
Mr. Welser-Möst drew real intimacy from the violins, though long singing lines don’t come naturally to this ensemble, which always seems readier to grimace than smile.
From New York Times ● Feb. 28, 2020
The antelope were more wary, the birds readier to take flight.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
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
Huawei readied a new chip, the Ascend 950, that surprised early testers with its performance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 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
Preston was given chest compressions and oxygen, while other medics rushed to help and specialist equipment readied.
From BBC ● May 5, 2026
At her request, Old Timothy readied the big landau carriage and took them all for a ride to Ashton Station, so that she might spend at least a little more time with her friend.
From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood
A team of roughly a dozen Blackstone dealmakers and executives focused on readying Jersey Mike’s for an IPO over the past year and a half, another person familiar with the matter said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
He is also readying for his transfer to Japan by training intensively with a ronin, or masterless samurai, named Tetsuo.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
Politicians want to meet them, the media want to hire them -- content creators, seen as a key to reaching their young followers, are readying to be players in the 2027 presidential campaign.
From Barron's ● Jun. 3, 2026
Michoacán is known for its annual Day of the Dead celebrations, and Manzo had spent weeks readying the city’s festival of lights.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 18, 2026
I pushed my chair back, readying myself to leave.
From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins
