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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When the central bank of the Netherlands confirmed this week that it had moved tonnes of the country's gold out of North America, it said the relocation would make it "better prepared for severe crises".
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026
"Their own reports repeatedly highlighted it. But they did not take any preventive steps, did not demand stringent checks and balances, nor were they prepared for a calamity they knew could occur," he says.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
Carson’s strategy was to double-cover him, but Flowers said he was prepared.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
“I had prepared myself for that moment,” he writes in his memoir, “Impatience Is a Virtue.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
No, I haven’t prepared myself for that at all.
From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz
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