at the ready
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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
“Elegant and cozy,” is how Jill describes her beloved East Wing office, with its view of the Jacqueline Kennedy Garden and a tea cart with ginger-lemon tea at the ready.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 1, 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
I made it my default screen so if I needed to show it to anyone, I would have it at the ready.
From "Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel" by Harlan Coben
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