as in to prime
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Verb
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Chris Sale won the National League Cy Young award, and he's primed for another big year.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
17 Mar. 2025 -
Mergers-and-acquisitions activity is primed to take off, and same goes for the pipeline of initial public offerings.—
Kevin Stankiewicz,
CNBC,
13 Mar. 2025
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The state agencies charged with addressing hard drug addiction and the safe use of cannabis are failing to educate the public as to the dangers of drug use.—
Howard Husock,
New York Daily News,
19 Mar. 2025
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The nonprofit sector should leverage this potential wealth transfer by investing time in educating donors about the importance of unrestricted gifts.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes,
19 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Despite being a longtime celebrity chef, Guy Fieri can still get schooled.—
Sabrina Weiss,
People.com,
13 Mar. 2025
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The comedian, 42, joked that his dad has been schooling him on proper Emmy etiquette ever since the trophy arrived.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
11 Mar. 2025
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While in custody, Yusuf was recorded in jailhouse calls instructing his brother and an associate to erase data from his phone to obstruct the investigation, prosecutors said.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacramento Bee,
22 Mar. 2025
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Stewart said that part of the initiative is a social media campaign instructing individuals to post a picture of themselves wearing the T-shirt or hoodie on Monday paired with the hashtags #EveryoneIsWelcome, #InclusiveIdaho, or #WestAdaSchools.—
Rose Evans,
Idaho Statesman,
22 Mar. 2025
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Bernstein and von Karajan's debates about their artistic methods and philosophies are underscored by musical segments, enhancing emotional depth and providing poetic resonance to their conversations.—
Court Stroud,
Forbes,
16 Mar. 2025
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For young staffers, the magazines were life-making, paternalistic institutions, providing support both in and out of the office.—
Nathan Heller,
The New Yorker,
15 Mar. 2025
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These disputes have led to precedential lawsuits, with creators alleging that their works were used to train GenAI models in ways that infringe copyright and other laws.—
Charlyn Ho,
Forbes,
15 Mar. 2025
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Chef Borja García trained at Noma and the Basque destination restaurant Asador Etxebarri.—
Coke Bartrina,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Mar. 2025
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Two years later, SZA is now gearing up to join Lamar on their joint tour, which kicks off April 19 in Minneapolis.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
21 Mar. 2025
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Less than a fortnight ago, Slot’s first season at Anfield was geared up to be one of the greatest in club history.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
The Athletic,
20 Mar. 2025
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President Trump said that the Houthis face inevitable and escalating destruction and warned Iran to stop supplying the Yemeni militant group.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
21 Mar. 2025
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The four plaintiffs worked on three different fishing vessels which supplied tuna to Bumble Bee, according to the legal complaint, which was filed on March 12 in federal court in California.—
Lex Harvey,
CNN,
21 Mar. 2025
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“Boot (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boot%20%28up%29. Accessed 28 Mar. 2025.
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