poised
Example Sentences
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Callison said that Sunrise is poised to move quickly with new projects because it kept its development team together during the pandemic and picking up sites abandoned by other developers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
The trading firm formerly known as Gunvor is poised to become a major player in the Haynesville basin with $1.5 billion deal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
But if yields fall by 1 percentage point, investors would be poised to reap a very strong total return.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026
Vaxcyte is poised to capture significant share of a $3 billion to $6 billion market following the latest trial results, Jefferies says.
From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026
With his hand poised above the tooth, he moved the flame slowly to and fro.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
Vocabulary lists containing poised
The Giver
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"Of Mice and Men"
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"A Sound of Thunder" by Ray Bradbury
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