preparedness
noun
also -ˈperd-nəs
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City officials say having an accurate census count is critical to the city’s ability to leverage federal funding needed for transportation and mobility projects, public safety and emergency preparedness initiatives. — Kristi Nix, Houston Chronicle, "Sugar Land officials accepting applications for Census Complete Count Committee," 17 June 2019 CARLSBAD Nominees sought for preparedness award The Ready Carlsbad Business Alliance of the Carlsbad Chamber of Commerce is seeking nominees for its Commitment to Emergency Preparedness Award. — Laura Groch, San Diego Union-Tribune, "North County Business Briefs, June 13," 13 June 2019 Wildfire worries: San Diego County is stepping up its fire preparedness ground game. — Ramona Sentinel, "Dianne’s Corner: Stepping up fire preparedness," 12 June 2019 For more information, visit cupertino.org/events Emergency Preparedness Fair Prepare Cupertino, a free community preparedness fair, is set for June 22 at Memorial Park. — Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, "Cupertino community briefs for the week of June 14," 9 June 2019 Current law: Public school principals must prepare a school crisis and management and response plan with local law enforcement, fire, public safety, and emergency preparedness officials. — nola.com, "New Louisiana laws parents and students should know about," 7 June 2019 Clay Rives, Baton Rouge’s director of homeland security and emergency preparedness, said the individual drowned after driving into about 12 feet of water in the northern part of the city-parish. — Jake Holland, WSJ, "Baton Rouge Hit by Flooding, Possible Tornadoes; One Confirmed Dead," 6 June 2019 The board’s enterprise risk management committee should also discuss the organization’s cybersecurity risk and preparedness directly with the executive team. — Betsy Atkins, Quartz at Work, "What corporate boards still don’t understand about cyber risk," 3 June 2019 The Hezbollah official insisted that the cutbacks have had no impact on the group’s standing in the Middle East or its military preparedness. — Suzan Haidamous, The Seattle Times, "Trump’s sanctions on Iran are hitting Hezbollah hard," 18 May 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'preparedness.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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