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It said it is ready to act in response to credible findings.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
"At half-time I knew I was going to come on so I had a good chunk of time to prepare and get ready to play my game," said Casparij.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
The technology is not yet ready for patients.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 7, 2026
Even more lounge spaces exist in the lower level of the home, including a den that’s ready to be enjoyed by guests of all ages.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 7, 2026
She might even tell you that you weren’t ready.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
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
So six years ago she moved to Oregon, where she had readier access to the gender-affirming health care she needed to live as her authentic self.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 25, 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
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
Officials and supporters had readied talking points to accompany the definition.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 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
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
Preston was given chest compressions and oxygen, while other medics rushed to help and specialist equipment readied.
From BBC ● May 5, 2026
Without another word—from himself or Minho—he finished his food and readied himself to explore.
From "The Maze Runner" by James Dashner
Both the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq are readying their tokenization platforms.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
She said the group is readying its strategy to get more funding for the program next year.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
The president's latest order also arrives just as children across the country are readying to return to school, and as the US suffers its worst measles outbreak in 35 years.
From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 2026
He also encouraged landowners and land managers to take precautionary measures including the readying of specialist fire equipment.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
I paused, lowering my voice a bit, readying myself to yell it out.
From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline
