poised
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“I think that it was just a very expensive sector that has been poised for a correction,” he said.
From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026
“I was very poised to be skeptical of any company wanting to touch such an internet-friendly IP, something that is by the people of the internet and open-source,” he says.
From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026
Nextpower is on pace for a record closing high, poised to surpass the previous high-water mark of $130.42 from March 25, according to Dow Jones Market Data.
From Barron's • May 13, 2026
Tech stocks appear poised to recover from Tuesday’s wobble and oil prices are taking a breather after U.S. benchmark crude futures pushed past $100 a barrel.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026
"For an instant in time I was free and alone in the dark night," he recalled, "poised between two worlds, belonging to neither."
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
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