poised
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Now Narayen is poised to step down at a time when the most extreme skeptics worry AI will render the software industry obsolete.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026
Though Park is poised to win her race against Venice Dell supporter Faizah Malik, Feldstein Soto didn’t make the November runoff.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
Amazon was poised to issue Canadian-dollar bonds on Monday after issuing bonds in U.S. dollars, euros and Swiss francs earlier in the year.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
Analyst Rajat Gupta views Tesla as a leader in ‘physical AI,’ poised to enter new markets like robo-taxis and robots.
From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026
The runty little fox stepped out along the branch, tail poised for balance, then coiled himself and leaped out over the heads of the earthbound foxes.
From "Pax" by Sara Pennypacker
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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