tapped

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That’s why Fidelity, one of several financial-services firms tapped to handle retail allocation, said Thursday that it would make the IPO available to customers with as little as $2,000 in a retail brokerage account.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026

Meanwhile, county prosecutor John McKinney tapped into voter frustration with homeless encampments, a blighted downtown and general distrust of City Hall to pull off a last-minute heist of the second runoff spot.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

Newly installed CBS News chief Bari Weiss fired a string of staff at the news programme last week, including its longtime executive producer, and tapped a new editor, Nick Bilton, with no broadcast news experience.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

It also tapped markets for a 100-year bond— one of a handful of “century paper” issues over the past three decades —earlier this year.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

The prince waited until he was done chewing as Jack tapped his foot impatiently.

From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley