unprepared

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“There’s some things that we just sometimes miss or are unprepared for,” Sheriff Michael Adkinson Jr., acting vice chair of the FirstNet Authority board, said in his testimony in February.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

Charlesworth said the team would have spent that time getting themselves "prepared for the unprepared", as they broke new-ground in human space travel.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

When my parents died, I was prepared for my grief — but I was completely unprepared for the legal and financial ramifications.

From Salon • Mar. 24, 2026

Markets are unprepared for a prolonged conflict, with oil potentially reaching $150 per barrel and U.S. stocks vulnerable.

From Barron's • Mar. 18, 2026

“What we were unprepared for was the intensity of the change and the speed at which it happened,” Zimbardo says.

From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell