primed

Example Sentences

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This scrupulosity primed him to recognize the singular nature of what the Founders had achieved.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

Over the weekend, at a trade show in Taiwan, Nvidia got Wall Street primed by introducing several products, including its new, more powerful Vera CPU, which needs liquid cooling External link.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

With this source region primed with higher temperatures, a more frequent southerly air flow transports it to the UK.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

The Port of Long Beach is one of only two areas primed for the assembly work; the other is Humboldt Harbor near Eureka.

From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2026

Bargh wanted to learn whether the people who were primed with the polite words would take longer to interrupt the conversation between the experimenter and the confederate than those primed with the rude words.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell