primed

Example Sentences

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With a holiday-shortened week and a heat wave upon much of the country, investors are primed to look on the sunny side.

From Barron's • Jun. 30, 2026

Pampered, protected & primed - so why didn't Scotland players perform?

From BBC • Jun. 29, 2026

We’re especially primed, right now, to make this mistake.

From Slate • Jun. 25, 2026

She visited him at home in L.A. just before she died and he came away believing she was clean and primed to mount a comeback.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 22, 2026

But of the people primed to be polite, the overwhelming majority—82 percent—never interrupted at all.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell