preparedness

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Recent Examples of preparedness States like Florida could be forced to assume billions in costs for health care and disaster preparedness. Steve Bousquet, Sun Sentinel, 17 May 2025 As the outages dragged on, Texas lawmakers and regulators launched an investigation of CenterPoint's response and storm preparedness. Jeff Young, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 May 2025 Hiring college graduates Nationally, managers are increasingly reluctant to hire recent college graduates due to concerns about work ethic, professionalism, and interview preparedness. Sara Hansen, Denver Post, 14 May 2025 The collective of top state prosecutors said the grants were meant to be used for maintaining roads, counterterrorism efforts and emergency preparedness, and have nothing to do with immigration. Jade Walker, CNN Money, 14 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for preparedness
Recent Examples of Synonyms for preparedness
Noun
  • Behind the veneer of accessibility lies a critical bottleneck in clinical trial readiness, especially pronounced in trials that depend on eye assessments.
    Sonali Bloom, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
  • Now, this move into Latin America signals readiness to provide services across the continent.
    Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 5 June 2025
Noun
  • Eating, drinking, tasting, or tobacco use in food preparation area.
    Ashley Fredde, Idaho Statesman, 3 June 2025
  • Elizabeth follows a preparation schedule that works backwards from the start of the event.
    Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 June 2025

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“Preparedness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preparedness. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.

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