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Recent Examples of unready
Using an unhealthy or unready starter can lead to a weak rise, a dense crumb, a flat loaf, or off flavors.
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Olivia McIntosh, Martha Stewart, 22 Feb. 2026
The Angels acquired him with apparent intent to play him regularly, and there’s limited competition from flawed or unready internal options (Nelson Rada, Bryce Teodosio, Matthew Lugo).
—Derek Vanriper, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2026
An unready owner sees it as a personal attack.
—Lien De Pau, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Thirty‑one percent of respondents cite cybersecurity and privacy concerns as a main challenge, followed by anxiety over data output quality (23%), unready business processes (22%), and technology infrastructure limitations (22%).
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 9 Dec. 2025
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Olivia McIntosh, Martha Stewart, 22 Feb. 2026
The Angels acquired him with apparent intent to play him regularly, and there’s limited competition from flawed or unready internal options (Nelson Rada, Bryce Teodosio, Matthew Lugo).
—Derek Vanriper, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2026
An unready owner sees it as a personal attack.
—Lien De Pau, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Thirty‑one percent of respondents cite cybersecurity and privacy concerns as a main challenge, followed by anxiety over data output quality (23%), unready business processes (22%), and technology infrastructure limitations (22%).
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 9 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unready
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In December, Chelsea’s players looked inexplicably unprepared for the intensity of this long-time rivalry and were caught out via defensive errors.—
Cerys Jones,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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In the years that followed, Koh worked as a food delivery rider, a parcel courier, a bar worker and a livestreamer selling mobile accessories – experiences that fed directly into the third film’s portrait of a young man thrown unprepared into adult life.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
25 Apr. 2026
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The drawdowns have left the US underprepared for potential conflict with Russia or China; in particular, replacing stockpiles of air-defense missiles — critical to supporting Taiwan should China invade — could take six years, The Wall Street Journal reported.—
Semafor Events,
semafor.com,
24 Apr. 2026
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As a result, too many students with learning differences spend their school years being underestimated, undertaught, and ultimately underprepared.—
Sherri Helvie,
New York Daily News,
19 Apr. 2026
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“Unready.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unready. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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