prepared
Americanadjective
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properly expectant, organized, or equipped; ready.
prepared for a hurricane.
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(of food) processed by the manufacturer or seller, by cooking, cleaning, or the like, so as to be ready to serve or use with little or no further preparation.
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But the prime minister said Canada was “not prepared to compromise” its sovereignty nor its “protection of the French language and our culture” in the negotiations.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 22, 2026
“As unpleasant as it is to have to go to war, it can actually be a useful forcing function to make sure that we’ll be prepared for something much more strategically challenging in the future.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
"I am prepared to be arrested. That is how Hong Kong is now," she had said.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
The notion that he’d ad-lib a mention of Harp, or include one in his prepared remarks without thinking through the possible ramifications, strains believability.
From Slate ● Aug. 21, 2026
Even still, Clare was not prepared for the creature who leapt from the bushes.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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