as in to prepare (for)
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Swiping through the rest of the personal snapshots, the sisters are seen over the years enjoying ice cream cones on a New York City stoop, hugging, sharing a swing, practicing ballet, and posing with their famous mother backstage at Cinderella on Broadway.—
Kathleen Perricone,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 June 2026 -
This is also why training must be carefully engineered so as not to conflate practicing simple tasks with complex problem-solving.—
Ulrik Juul Christensen,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
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In a touching tribute, Saliba ran over to the sideline after scoring and held up the jersey of Ismaël Koné, the teammate who left the field on a stretcher minutes earlier after suffering what looked to be a serious leg injury.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
19 June 2026
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Whisenhunt, called up to be the 27th man for the second game, impressed in his season debut, allowing two runs over five-plus innings with two walks to two strikeouts.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
18 June 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 25 Jun. 2026.
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