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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And she denied that he was "unprepared or inexperienced" because of his nine years away from Westminster while Greater Manchester mayor.
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026
Critics argue that left the Fed with a blind spot, with policymakers unprepared for how stress at mortgage lenders would soon cast a deep freeze over the entire economy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026
"Humanity promised itself, in the rawness of that grief, that it would not face such a day again unprepared."
From Barron's ● Jun. 15, 2026
Chmielewski, who was also admitted to hospital with frostbite, further suggests that decisions were made haphazardly during the expedition, and that the company appeared unprepared.
From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2026
Arms stretched out before her, eyes shut, breath held, Anya was wholly unprepared for what she hit when she landed.
From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack
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