geared up
Example Sentences
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U.S. stock indexes climbed, helped by a recovery in chip stocks, as investors geared up for earnings from some of America’s biggest tech companies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
In late 2022, the company laid off 11,000 employees, or 13% of its workforce, as it geared up for its “year of efficiency” cost-cutting campaign.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 16, 2026
The figure of 1.5 million new homes "was a stretching enough target to get the sector geared up and moving", he argued.
From BBC ● Dec. 8, 2025
These stock moves came as workers geared up to strike in more than 40 cities across the U.S., including in states like California, Pennsylvania, and Texas.
From Barron's ● Nov. 13, 2025
I was all geared up, bouncing around my room, trying to avoid contact with any heavy, haunting thoughts.
From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx
