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With a potential blizzard coming to New York City, Mayor Zohran Mamdani gave an update on how the city is gearing up for the next round of winter weather.—Mark Prussin, CBS News, 21 Feb. 2026 National Margarita Day lands on Sunday, and Fort Worth spots are already gearing up for it.—Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Feb. 2026 Machado, in particular, has spoken of getting geared up for the WBC and then crashing.—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Feb. 2026 In the fall, at a time when bears should be gearing up for winter hibernation with their offspring, the Arizona Department of Game and Fish dropped off five emaciated cubs in the span of a month.—Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 20 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for gear up