Example Sentences

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The unpreparedness for the unionization wave doesn’t mean the company has an anti-union playbook, the report said.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 13, 2023

"The agency is acutely aware of the humanitarian aspect of this scenario, especially considering the harsh weather conditions and the unpreparedness of the people arriving at the Finnish border," it added.

From Reuters • Nov. 23, 2023

He detailed a period of chaos and unpreparedness in the days after the Taliban captured Kabul.

From BBC • Mar. 8, 2023

Skeptics of baseball integration dubbed Doby a bust, proof of the unpreparedness of players from the Negro Leagues.

From Washington Post • Jul. 4, 2021

So confident was Turnpenny in the unpreparedness of the Spaniards that he hove to, not a dozen yards separating the ships on either side.

From With Drake on the Spanish Main by Strang, Herbert