unprepared
Britishadjective
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having made inadequate preparations
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not made ready or prepared
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done without preparation; extemporaneous
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I learned from the attack how unprepared our country was for a biological incident.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
Since the Eaton and Palisades fires, there has been report after report documenting how woefully unprepared city, county and fire officials were.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026
We have seen one spouse manage a rental, then become ill or die, leaving an unprepared spouse or family to deal with or sell the property.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026
Wilson flailed, clearly unprepared to explain the facts laid out in the indictment.
From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026
I guess they were unprepared for us to share the language.
From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan
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