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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This past week, that violence led to a physical attack when Brady went to the house of Brendan’s parents and used his vehicle to run over Brendan’s father, causing severe physical trauma.—
Walden Green,
Pitchfork,
2 Apr. 2026
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The Marlins’ ace, who opened the season on Friday by holding the Colorado Rockies to one unearned run over seven innings, needed just 93 pitches (69 strikes) to get his 27 outs.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
1 Apr. 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 3 Apr. 2026.
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