poised
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The offering is poised to raise around 52.98 billion pesos, equivalent to $843.7 million, through the sale of 8.03 billion shares.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
Anthropic likely will do so this year, while OpenAI is poised for 2027.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
Under a black coat, the petite and poised Navarrette sits on a stool.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026
Disney stock is poised to gain 13% by year end, judging by technical indicators.
From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026
With dignity, Matthew opened the can of peaches and sat poised with a huge spoon he had selected from Lillian’s silver service.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
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