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Recent Examples of underprepared
Meanwhile, many businesses in the U.S. remain underprepared to capitalize on reshoring momentum due to a persistent workforce gap.
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Guy Mannino, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Due to hiring freezes, workforce reductions and funding cuts, FEMA has entered the hurricane season understaffed and underprepared.
—Jade Walker, CNN Money, 11 June 2025
Moody, who until recently served as state attorney general, witnessed the aftermath of Hurricane Ian, which caught southwest Florida underprepared for a last-minute course shift.
—Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 June 2025
The Harris Poll revealed that over half of Gen Z employees feel underprepared for professional roles, citing a lack of soft-skill training during their formative years (read: COVID).
—Chris Westfall, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
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Guy Mannino, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Due to hiring freezes, workforce reductions and funding cuts, FEMA has entered the hurricane season understaffed and underprepared.
—Jade Walker, CNN Money, 11 June 2025
Moody, who until recently served as state attorney general, witnessed the aftermath of Hurricane Ian, which caught southwest Florida underprepared for a last-minute course shift.
—Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 June 2025
The Harris Poll revealed that over half of Gen Z employees feel underprepared for professional roles, citing a lack of soft-skill training during their formative years (read: COVID).
—Chris Westfall, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for underprepared
Adjective
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And going in unprepared could leave you in a precarious financial situation.—
Ryan Ermey,
CNBC,
1 Sep. 2025
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Structural Problems Hold Companies Back From Compliance Regulators now expect real-time transparency, strong internal controls and proactive risk management—yet most organizations remain unprepared, heightening their exposure to enforcement actions.—
Nosa Omoigui,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Successors are unready when the call comes.—
Vibhas Ratanjee,
Forbes.com,
17 Aug. 2025
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Every hospital, power grid, pipeline, water treatment plant, and telecommunications system is on the frontlines, and most of the United States’ critical infrastructure is unready for battle.—
Anne Neuberger,
Foreign Affairs,
13 Aug. 2025
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“Underprepared.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/underprepared. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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