as in to prepare (for)
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Worth the trip Christian Brothers flew to San Diego on Friday, practiced at Hoover High School on Saturday, toured San Diego State’s Tony Gwynn Stadium, then went to the Tigers-Padres games.—
John Maffei,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 Mar. 2026 -
He's added a test flight in orbit around Earth to practice docking with lunar landers before they're used to put astronauts on the moon.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
31 Mar. 2026
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Jacob Misiorowski struck out 11 while allowing one run over five innings, and the Milwaukee Brewers trounced the Chicago White Sox 14-2 on Thursday.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
26 Mar. 2026
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Dasear Haskins added 17 and 11 rebounds The Hawks went on a 34-14 run over more than 10 minutes in the second half to take a late lead.—
Bay Area News Group,
Mercury News,
23 Mar. 2026
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“Work (at or on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/work%20%28at%20or%20on%29. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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