Due
Due adjective - Having reached the date at which payment is required.
Ready
Ready adjective - Being in a state of fitness for some experience or action.
Both words in one sentence
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Due to accidentally mixing up the instructions for initiation, Dexter enters the club full of action-ready guys dressed in a tutu and carrying a tin of cookies.
Source: What Measure Is a Non-Cute? - Fatale is a combat-ready cyborg who needs specially crafted furniture due to the weight of all her cybernetics.
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And so, after being delayed a week due to the government shutdown, the Cape Caution was ready to leave... and the engine didn't start.
Source: Series / Deadliest Catch
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