poised
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Bonta and Paramount are now poised to slug it out next spring in an Oakland courtroom.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
Tech stocks look poised to recover from Thursday’s memory-led drubbing while the broad market is mixed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
With at least 248 planned data center projects and 335 in operation, Texas is poised to become a leader in data center development.
From Salon ● Aug. 3, 2026
Spider-Man: Brand New Day is poised to become one of Marvel's most successful movies at the box office, and Sony will be hoping to emulate the returns of Holland's previous outing, Spider-Man: No Way Home.
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026
The two were poised there, their heels over the gap.
From "The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge" by M.T. Anderson and Eugene Yelchin
Vocabulary lists containing poised
The Giver
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"A Sound of Thunder" by Ray Bradbury
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