primed

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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

Shawn Hatosy, who won last year as guest actor, should be primed for a nod along with Patrick Ball and Gerran Howell.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

They grads are also primed to boo any speakers who so much as mutter the words “artificial intelligence.”

From Slate • May 20, 2026

But of the people primed to be polite, the overwhelming majority—82 percent—never interrupted at all.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell