preparedness

noun pre·pared·ness \ pri-ˈper-əd-nəs also -ˈperd-nəs \

|Updated on: 15 Aug 2018

Examples: preparedness in a Sentence

Definition of preparedness

: the quality or state of being prepared; especially : a state of adequate preparation in case of war

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Examples of preparedness in a Sentence

The military is in a state of preparedness.

Recent Examples of preparedness from the Web

Martirano created a new position focused on security, appointing Thomas McNeal as director of security, emergency preparedness and response.

— jess nocera, Howard County Times, "'Moving the needle' in county public schools: Superintendent's first academic year marked by challenges, rebuilding," 12 July 2018
Chris Meekins, chief of Staff for HHS’s assistant secretary for preparedness and response, said officials were proceeding cautiously out of concern for the children’s safety.

— silvia foster-frau, San Antonio Express-News, "Government moves fitfully, secretly to reunite sundered families," 10 July 2018
Jonathan White, assistant secretary for preparedness and response at HHS, said those tests are necessary to ensure that human traffickers posing as parents aren't reunited with children.

— alan gomez, USA TODAY, "Trump administration vows to reunite nearly 3,000 separated families per judge's order," 5 July 2018
It was convened by the assistant secretary for preparedness and response, a position that normally oversees public health emergencies.

— jen kirby, Vox, "500 migrant kids have been reunited with their parents. Thousands are still caught in the system.," 23 June 2018
During Hurricane Katrina, Nielsen was George W. Bush’s special assistant to the president for prevention, preparedness and response.

— margaret hartmann, Daily Intelligencer, "John Kelly Doesn’t Care Enough to Save Trump From Himself," 19 June 2018
Laura, a 2018 graduate of River Hill High School, and a soon to be freshman at University of Maryland Baltimore campus, created an informational brochure and a video on the topic of emergency preparedness.

— lisa peklo, Howard County Times, "Third-generation Gold Award recipient among Scouts [West Friendship]," 12 July 2018
Those betting that a hard Brexit is now impossible are clearly thinking that the U.K. will be forced to blink first, given its desperate lack of preparedness for a chaotic exit.

— simon nixon, WSJ, "Don’t Underestimate the Risk of a Chaotic Brexit," 13 June 2018
Repeatedly having cases thrown out of court due to lack of preparedness.

— bruce vielmetti, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "It's been a rough year for this Wisconsin DA, so he's checked out for the summer," 4 June 2018

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