primed

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The rate of U.S. inflation is primed to top 4% for the first time in three years — and the negative repercussions are likely to be felt for the rest of the year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Many of the sites are dormant, researchers said, primed to activate as the competition nears.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

Servite won the first heat in the boys 4x100 relay in 40.29 — two hundredths off its winning time at last year’s state finals — and is primed to defend its title in the event.

From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2026

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

From Slate • May 20, 2026

What are the odds that the first boy, so deftly primed for success, will somehow fail?

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt