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The re-release of “Avengers: Endgame” was No. 1 at movie theaters over the weekend, further priming audiences for the December release of “Avengers: Doomsday.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

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

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

She loved it when her father taught her the tricks like priming the carburetor that would keep the temperamental machine on the road.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly

We then reloaded the pieces, each with a dozen or more large bullets, placed them ready primed at the door, and covered the primings, to keep our powder dry.

From The Captive in Patagonia by Benjamin Franklin Bourne

Vincent took down his sword and buckled on his belt; then his pistols, which after having examined the primings, he fixed in his girdle.

From Percival Keene by Frederick Marryat

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

"I'll give a look to our primings while ye drink a stirrup-cup."

From Stories of the Border Marches by Jeanie Lang

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