underprepared

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as in unprepared

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Recent Examples of underprepared This tragedy should force us to confront how underprepared many families are to guide their children through the modern digital landscape. — Muhammad Aquil, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 June 2026 The current State’s Attorney’s Office is undertrained and underprepared. — Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 20 May 2026 The world is underprepared for threats that are already here, global-health experts argue. — Veronique Greenwood, Time, 19 May 2026 The drawdowns have left the US underprepared for potential conflict with Russia or China; in particular, replacing stockpiles of air-defense missiles — critical to supporting Taiwan should China invade — could take six years, The Wall Street Journal reported. — Semafor Events, semafor.com, 24 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for underprepared
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  1. unprepared
  2. unready
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  • Many borrowers are unprepared for the spike in their monthly payment when the interest-only draw period ends and the repayment period starts.
    — John Csiszar, CNBC, 14 July 2026
  • This narrative was given a rocket-fuel boost when UC math professors released an open letter demanding standardized tests be reinstated to weed out the unprepared students cluttering their classes.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
Definition of unprepared
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  • Andrews has gone viral multiple times for demystifying how ballroom dancers get ready, and, more specifically, unready.
    — Meredith Wilshere, PEOPLE, 12 Apr. 2026
  • If Orion is deemed unready for the TLI burn, Artemis 2 will get no farther than Earth orbit.
    — Mike Wall, Space.com, 2 Apr. 2026
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