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Recent Examples of unready
Thirty‑one percent of respondents cite cybersecurity and privacy concerns as a main challenge, followed by anxiety over data output quality (23%), unready business processes (22%), and technology infrastructure limitations (22%).
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Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 9 Dec. 2025
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
Hsu honors the writer’s obsession and perseverance while asking a more pointed question: Were Americans unready to accept an immigrant writer who called out weaknesses in their own country?
—The Atlantic Culture Desk, The Atlantic, 23 July 2025
For a young adult who feels unready to leave home, the best approach is to break down independence into manageable parts.
—David Krasky, Sun Sentinel, 10 June 2025
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Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 9 Dec. 2025
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
Hsu honors the writer’s obsession and perseverance while asking a more pointed question: Were Americans unready to accept an immigrant writer who called out weaknesses in their own country?
—The Atlantic Culture Desk, The Atlantic, 23 July 2025
For a young adult who feels unready to leave home, the best approach is to break down independence into manageable parts.
—David Krasky, Sun Sentinel, 10 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unready
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Rosa and Menning were obviously unprepared for this line of questioning.—
Gaby Del Valle,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Mar. 2026
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Somehow, President Businessman and his White House staffers were caught unprepared by the surge in oil prices.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
22 Mar. 2026
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Having underprepared for an audience with Pope John Paul II, a panicked Minnelli offered to sing.—
Matt Weinstock,
New Yorker,
25 Mar. 2026
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During most rescues, SAR teams hike into the backcountry to help tired, cold, and underprepared people who planned to be back home by dinnertime.—
Jayme Moye,
Outside,
5 Mar. 2026
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“Unready.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unready. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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