unprepared
Britishadjective
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having made inadequate preparations
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not made ready or prepared
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done without preparation; extemporaneous
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Health insurance is the single biggest expense most laid-off households are unprepared for, and the time to understand your options is before you need them, not after.
From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026
Raman, who had endorsed Bass’ reelection before throwing her hat in at the last minute, came off as inexperienced, touchy and unprepared.
From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026
“There’s some things that we just sometimes miss or are unprepared for,” Sheriff Michael Adkinson Jr., acting vice chair of the FirstNet Authority board, said in his testimony in February.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
Charlesworth said the team would have spent that time getting themselves "prepared for the unprepared", as they broke new-ground in human space travel.
From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026
I was completely unprepared for what happened on the way home, and for what would happen later.
From "Walk Two Moons" by Sharon Creech
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