priming
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Nasdaq is changing its procedures to put SpaceX in funds based on it and priming the pump to do the same with Anthropic and OpenAI, which have historically burned through cash.
From Slate ● Jun. 5, 2026
After years of priming us to expect speedy deliveries, the ever-growing e-commerce economy is weaning us off them—and no one seems to mind.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 7, 2026
As Barron’s wrote last November, the company has been priming investors for the loss of Apple’s sales for years, and it may already be factored into the stock price.
From Barron's ● Jan. 9, 2026
And the earlier the snow melts, the more time plants and soils have to dry out in the summer heat, priming the landscape for large wildfires, Schwartz said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 24, 2025
The dwarf frolicked over to the nearest ballista, which his red-furred friend was priming to launch.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
"Up wi' your fambles!" says I. Obediently he raised his hands and, taking his pistols, I opened the pan of each one and, having blown out the primings, tossed them back.
From Black Bartlemy's Treasure by Jeffery Farnol
I slipped a ball into each barrel, scraped the edges of my flints, renewed the primings, and, returning to the hut, gave a favorable account of my observations.
From Famous Men of Science by Sarah K. Bolton
When all were across, command was given to halt and look to the primings.
From A Volunteer with Pike The True Narrative of One Dr. John Robinson and of His Love for the Fair Señorita Vallois by Robert Ames Bennet
Look to your primings, but make no noise.
From Hardscrabble; or, the fall of Chicago. a tale of Indian warfare by John Richardson
Philip took down the arms, and examined all the primings.
From The Phantom Ship by Frederick Marryat
