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ready

[red-ee] / ˈrɛd i /






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The 2000 Olympics venue in Sydney is ready and waiting as a backup – though that would be unconscionable for Queenslanders.

From BBC Sep. 17, 2026

The San Francisco-based company will be ready for an IPO once annual revenue exceeds $1 billion, Xu said in an interview.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 17, 2026

The US military honor guard has been rehearsing and the new White House helipad is ready.

From Barron's Sep. 17, 2026

Every defeat was taken on the chin, and accepted, but the lads were always ready to go, again and again.

From BBC Sep. 17, 2026

“I’m ready for an update—whenever you are,” she says.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

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

But Forsythe has given signs he may be readier to play than was commonly thought, performing admirably in pass-rush drills, in particular.

From Seattle Times Aug. 12, 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

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

The horses will be taken in trailers to a corral in Modoc National Forest, where they’ll be readied for adoption.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 30, 2026

They also readied the committee for an economy that shifts.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 28, 2026

On the beach in Gaza City, the trio laid out their boards on the sand while they warmed up their limbs and readied their gear.

From Barron's Jun. 22, 2026

Meredith had steamed and readied clothes for me, my mom, and the girls.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

The New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq are both readying their tokenization platforms.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 17, 2026

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

From BBC Jul. 15, 2026

When the company was readying Yahoo Scout, its AI assistant, she tested early versions of the product alongside the team and gave feedback on its answers.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 8, 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

I took a deep breath, readying myself to tell Momma the whole truth, when someone cleared their throat.

From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry




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