priming

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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 book's authors say "Major Abu-Ajailah Khair" was Masud, who is alleged to have confessed to priming the bomb which brought down Pan Am 103.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2025

So she held on, taking huge gulps of air, tensing her muscles, priming them for flight.

From "Bone Gap" by Laura Ruby