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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But, he said, he was unprepared for how strongly the public would react to the whistleblower part of the case.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
CISA, the agency charged with the mandate of leading the nation’s collective defense against cyber threats and coordinating national incident responses, appears unprepared to meet this moment.
From Slate ● Aug. 19, 2026
The findings demonstrate how valuable it can be to revisit unprepared specimens stored in museums and research collections.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 15, 2026
They were unprepared for the destruction yet to come.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
At least now she knew that if they had to see that starry-tailed monster anytime soon, they weren’t totally unprepared.
From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi
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