priming

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Nasdaq is changing its procedures to put SpaceX in funds based on it and priming the pump to do the same with Anthropic and OpenAI, which have historically burned through cash.

From Slate • Jun. 5, 2026

As Barron’s wrote last November, the company has been priming investors for the loss of Apple’s sales for years, and it may already be factored into the stock price.

From Barron's • Jan. 9, 2026

Taken together, these two lines of research—the broad immune priming revealed by Covid mRNA vaccines and the precision targeting achieved by cancer-specific mRNA therapies—are beginning to converge.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 5, 2025

The book's authors say "Major Abu-Ajailah Khair" was Masud, who is alleged to have confessed to priming the bomb which brought down Pan Am 103.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2025

The dwarf frolicked over to the nearest ballista, which his red-furred friend was priming to launch.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan