noun
Other Word Forms
- preparedly adverb
- unpreparedness noun
Etymology
Origin of preparedness
Example Sentences
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If logistics or access negotiations and partnerships, such as Japan’s with the Philippines or Australia’s with Indonesia, start to slow or stall, preparedness gaps might be forming.
From Barron's
If logistics or access negotiations and partnerships, such as Japan’s with the Philippines or Australia’s with Indonesia, start to slow or stall, preparedness gaps might be forming.
From Barron's
Being able to forecast when and where a major earthquake will strike would greatly improve preparedness and reduce harm.
From Science Daily
Meeting this moment requires a national plan for AI preparedness, grounded in four central pillars, transforming education from the earliest grades to late-career retraining.
From MarketWatch
Residents received faulty emergency alerts, exposing early on the systemic failures in preparedness, evacuation protocols and emergency response.
From Los Angeles Times
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