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The start of the 2026 season has finally arrived for the Orlando Pride, and coach Seb Hines and his squad are gearing up for another title challenge.—Kyle Foley, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Mar. 2026 With Paul Thomas Anderson gearing up to take a crack at adapting Thomas Pynchon’s Vineland, Leo is back in the game.—Joe Reid, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2026 No one wants to fall down a flight of stairs and face-plant right at a time of the year when the good teams are gearing up for a postseason run.—Cedric Golden, Austin American Statesman, 13 Mar. 2026 Republicans around the country have long been looking to Florida — which has been biding its time and is gearing up to act this spring — to help the party pull ahead.—Kadia Goba, Washington Post, 13 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for gear up