primed
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Burgers, burritos or sub sandwiches are more primed for individual meals than pizza, usually considered a food for families and groups.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
But the experienced sea kayaker did not panic - because he knew there were lifeguards back on the beach who were primed to come to the rescue of anyone in trouble in the water.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
The 6-foot-4 forward is primed to be the Bruins’ anchor in the paint.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 16, 2026
In an information environment already primed for suspicion of institutions, the director’s silence read as confirmation that something was being withheld.
From Salon ● Jul. 13, 2026
If we had asked the students in John Bargh’s experiment why they were standing in the hall so patiently after they had been primed to be polite, they wouldn’t have been able to tell us.
From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell
