diff --git a/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-importer.php b/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-importer.php
index fcbf7f71b8..96db3b4458 100644
--- a/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-importer.php
+++ b/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-importer.php
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ class WP_Importer {
 
 		// Get count of permalinks
 		$meta_key = $importer_name . '_' . $bid . '_permalink';
-		$sql      = $wpdb->prepare( "SELECT COUNT( post_id ) AS cnt FROM $wpdb->postmeta WHERE meta_key = '%s'", $meta_key );
+		$sql      = $wpdb->prepare( "SELECT COUNT( post_id ) AS cnt FROM $wpdb->postmeta WHERE meta_key = %s", $meta_key );
 
 		$result = $wpdb->get_results( $sql );
 
diff --git a/wp-admin/includes/export.php b/wp-admin/includes/export.php
index 7f5db428f0..c9959cb852 100644
--- a/wp-admin/includes/export.php
+++ b/wp-admin/includes/export.php
@@ -106,7 +106,9 @@ function export_wp( $args = array() ) {
 	} else {
 		$post_types = get_post_types( array( 'can_export' => true ) );
 		$esses      = array_fill( 0, count( $post_types ), '%s' );
-		$where      = $wpdb->prepare( "{$wpdb->posts}.post_type IN (" . implode( ',', $esses ) . ')', $post_types );
+
+		// phpcs:ignore WordPress.DB.PreparedSQLPlaceholders.UnfinishedPrepare
+		$where = $wpdb->prepare( "{$wpdb->posts}.post_type IN (" . implode( ',', $esses ) . ')', $post_types );
 	}
 
 	if ( $args['status'] && ( 'post' == $args['content'] || 'page' == $args['content'] ) ) {
diff --git a/wp-includes/class-wp-comment-query.php b/wp-includes/class-wp-comment-query.php
index fc33d935b8..eba9ddf54e 100644
--- a/wp-includes/class-wp-comment-query.php
+++ b/wp-includes/class-wp-comment-query.php
@@ -771,7 +771,9 @@ class WP_Comment_Query {
 			$join_posts_table = true;
 			foreach ( $post_fields as $field_name => $field_value ) {
 				// $field_value may be an array.
-				$esses                                     = array_fill( 0, count( (array) $field_value ), '%s' );
+				$esses = array_fill( 0, count( (array) $field_value ), '%s' );
+
+				// phpcs:ignore WordPress.DB.PreparedSQLPlaceholders.UnfinishedPrepare
 				$this->sql_clauses['where'][ $field_name ] = $wpdb->prepare( " {$wpdb->posts}.{$field_name} IN (" . implode( ',', $esses ) . ')', $field_value );
 			}
 		}
@@ -792,7 +794,9 @@ class WP_Comment_Query {
 
 				$join_posts_table = true;
 
-				$esses                                     = array_fill( 0, count( $q_values ), '%s' );
+				$esses = array_fill( 0, count( $q_values ), '%s' );
+
+				// phpcs:ignore WordPress.DB.PreparedSQLPlaceholders.UnfinishedPrepare
 				$this->sql_clauses['where'][ $field_name ] = $wpdb->prepare( " {$wpdb->posts}.{$field_name} IN (" . implode( ',', $esses ) . ')', $q_values );
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/wp-includes/class-wp-meta-query.php b/wp-includes/class-wp-meta-query.php
index 8fa22e22d5..3732f25b8f 100644
--- a/wp-includes/class-wp-meta-query.php
+++ b/wp-includes/class-wp-meta-query.php
@@ -623,8 +623,7 @@ class WP_Meta_Query {
 
 				case 'BETWEEN':
 				case 'NOT BETWEEN':
-					$meta_value = array_slice( $meta_value, 0, 2 );
-					$where      = $wpdb->prepare( '%s AND %s', $meta_value );
+					$where = $wpdb->prepare( '%s AND %s', $meta_value[0], $meta_value[1] );
 					break;
 
 				case 'LIKE':
diff --git a/wp-includes/taxonomy.php b/wp-includes/taxonomy.php
index a59fc9c041..3887efa6e3 100644
--- a/wp-includes/taxonomy.php
+++ b/wp-includes/taxonomy.php
@@ -1376,6 +1376,7 @@ function term_exists( $term, $taxonomy = '', $parent = null ) {
 		}
 		$where = 't.term_id = %d';
 		if ( ! empty( $taxonomy ) ) {
+			// phpcs:ignore WordPress.DB.PreparedSQLPlaceholders.ReplacementsWrongNumber
 			return $wpdb->get_row( $wpdb->prepare( $tax_select . $where . ' AND tt.taxonomy = %s', $term, $taxonomy ), ARRAY_A );
 		} else {
 			return $wpdb->get_var( $wpdb->prepare( $select . $where, $term ) );
@@ -1411,11 +1412,13 @@ function term_exists( $term, $taxonomy = '', $parent = null ) {
 		return $wpdb->get_row( $wpdb->prepare( "SELECT tt.term_id, tt.term_taxonomy_id FROM $wpdb->terms AS t INNER JOIN $wpdb->term_taxonomy as tt ON tt.term_id = t.term_id WHERE $else_where AND tt.taxonomy = %s $orderby $limit", $else_where_fields ), ARRAY_A );
 	}
 
+	// phpcs:ignore WordPress.DB.PreparedSQLPlaceholders.UnfinishedPrepare
 	$result = $wpdb->get_var( $wpdb->prepare( "SELECT term_id FROM $wpdb->terms as t WHERE $where $orderby $limit", $where_fields ) );
 	if ( $result ) {
 		return $result;
 	}
 
+	// phpcs:ignore WordPress.DB.PreparedSQLPlaceholders.UnfinishedPrepare
 	return $wpdb->get_var( $wpdb->prepare( "SELECT term_id FROM $wpdb->terms as t WHERE $else_where $orderby $limit", $else_where_fields ) );
 }
 
@@ -3705,6 +3708,7 @@ function _update_post_term_count( $terms, $taxonomy ) {
 		}
 
 		if ( $object_types ) {
+			// phpcs:ignore WordPress.DB.PreparedSQLPlaceholders.QuotedDynamicPlaceholderGeneration
 			$count += (int) $wpdb->get_var( $wpdb->prepare( "SELECT COUNT(*) FROM $wpdb->term_relationships, $wpdb->posts WHERE $wpdb->posts.ID = $wpdb->term_relationships.object_id AND post_status = 'publish' AND post_type IN ('" . implode( "', '", $object_types ) . "') AND term_taxonomy_id = %d", $term ) );
 		}
 
diff --git a/wp-includes/version.php b/wp-includes/version.php
index 182bce2c9a..acfbef836f 100644
--- a/wp-includes/version.php
+++ b/wp-includes/version.php
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
  *
  * @global string $wp_version
  */
-$wp_version = '5.3-alpha-45602';
+$wp_version = '5.3-alpha-45603';
 
 /**
  * Holds the WordPress DB revision, increments when changes are made to the WordPress DB schema.