at the ready
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And peppered throughout the museum and its park and gardens are brand-new life-size bronze renditions: Rockwell, Rosie the Riveter, Yoda and Indiana Jones, whip at the ready.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
Days ahead of the Knicks’ championship-clinching Game 5 victory over the San Antonio Spurs, the alliance was already ordering the 1.25 tons of recycled shredded paper to have at the ready.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 17, 2026
The timing and details of any resolution are unknown, but investors may want to have a list of potential beneficiaries at the ready.
From Barron's ● May 30, 2026
With a helicopter circling overhead, police in armored vehicles rolled up to the Sunshine Motel in downtown San Bernardino and jumped out with assault rifles at the ready.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 2, 2026
Travis changed poses: leaning on his staff, holding the staff at the ready to strike.
From "The Serpent King" by Jeff Zentner
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