Be Prepared
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Be Prepared: How many jobs will AI upend?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2026
But millions of boys wore their fleur-de-lis emblems proudly, millions of parents watched astonished as their sons developed knowledge and skills never taught in schools, and the international motto "Be Prepared" became a household phrase.
From Time Magazine Archive
"Be Prepared" has degenerated to a Tom Lehrer double-entendre; the descendants of Lord Baden-Powell are dimly imagined by contemporary cynics to be a rustic army of bug-eyed idealists.
From Time Magazine Archive
"Be Prepared" takes on new meaning in the latest edition of the 80-year-old guide.
From Time Magazine Archive
They were all attired in similar uniforms to the leader, whom they were tracing, with but one exception they wore their "Be Prepared" badges on the left arm above the elbow.
From The Boy Scouts of the Eagle Patrol by John Henry Goldfrap
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