Example Sentences

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The United States team are preparing for their opener against Paraguay in Los Angeles on Friday, and one of their own players warned that they need to improve at football's dark arts.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

“It’s probably going to start to go more real to me when I’m preparing to go onto the pitch,” he said, sitting behind a table next to Ream.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

The project involved preparing the land, creating new ponds and working with other organisations.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

OpenAI, which kick-started the artificial-intelligence boom with the 2022 release of ChatGPT, is officially preparing to stage an initial public offering that will test investor appetite for AI companies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

Molly had been so busy preparing for Di Shturem, she had not had any time for her girlfriend.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny