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Qatar proposed a 10-day ceasefire and an end to shipping restrictions in the Strait of Hormuz, though it is unclear if either side is ready.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
“We wanted to provide a place for adults to relax and reset and get ready for the next day or week,” co-owner Christie Kim says.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
He is now ready to offload his Southern California home, with hopes that its chilling past won’t scare potential buyers.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 20, 2026
At the time, she told reporters that the government "stands ready for all eventualities", including temporary nationalisation.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026
I swallow her words and file them away, not sure if I’m ready to believe them.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
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
A bigger supply of vaccine, more people with immunity and readier access to a drug to treat mpox are among the reasons.
From Seattle Times ● May 25, 2023
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
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
Behind McKinney was a screen listing issues flagged by the manufacturing teams as they readied the first EV truck prototypes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 5, 2026
As the hospital was being readied for its new life, Reyes was piecing together a parallel story of rebirth, one bicycle at a time.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2026
Luna then coordinated with Leger Fernández, who had readied an expulsion resolution against Gonzales, to force out the pair almost simultaneously.
From Slate ● Apr. 16, 2026
The other three young men reacted with loud laughter as they readied their horses.
From "Copper Sun" by Sharon M. Draper
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
Troops are now readying for the challenges that the scorching summer might bring, but any worries over their families without heat and light in civilian cities have dissipated.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 18, 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
Leading into the Masters, Rose made a schedule switch, dropping his original plan to play last week's Texas Open to concentrate on readying himself for the demands of Augusta.
From BBC ● Apr. 6, 2026
In the High Hall, the mission was readying for departure.
From "Gregor the Overlander" by Suzanne Collins
