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Definition of priming

as in teaching

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verb

present participle of prime

as in drilling

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Noun

Paint may not adhere well without extensive sanding and priming, which can lead to bubbling and peeling, explains designer Danielle Chiprut. — Asia London Palomba, The Spruce, 5 Feb. 2026 Bridging the gap between makeup and skincare, this priming serum is full of nourishing ingredients that provide TLC. — Tatayana Yomary, Essence, 21 Oct. 2025 After the priming, these last areas could be painted simply and almost simultaneously. — Steve Nadis, Quanta Magazine, 12 May 2025 Again, hinting that the physical movement is the important aspect of rhythmic priming. — New Atlas, 9 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for priming

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Noun

The Pitt follows a group of doctors in a teaching hospital’s emergency room, and each episode roughly tracks one hour of their shift, all while illuminating the American healthcare system’s shortfalls.

— Jaeden Pinder, Rolling Stone, 15 Sep. 2026
The statement was produced by the University of Chicago more than a decade ago to protect the free expression rights of students and faculty when teaching, researching, learning and protesting.

— Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of teaching

Verb

The company is drilling toward rock measuring 750°F (400°C), where each well could deliver up to 10 times the power of a conventional geothermal well operating at 390°F (200°C).

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2026
And the best part is that Stark didn't have to start drilling holes in the battery or remove half the motorcycle to achieve it.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of drilling

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Saudi Arabia also is running low on interceptors and has turned to regional and Western allies for assistance as its standoff with Houthi rebels in Yemen drags on.

— Ben Finley, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026
Others, such as Hungary, Serbia and Slovakia, have refused to provide Kyiv with direct military assistance.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of assistance

Verb

However, Maikel Garcia halted the scoring chance by grounding into a double play.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 18 Sep. 2026
This means establishing continuous data deduplication pipelines, enriching customer profiles with real-time behavioral signals and grounding the decisioning engine in strict governance boundaries.

— Pratik Bhadra, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of grounding

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Bell told me about an instance when a friend stayed over, cleaned out her garbage disposal, and ordered her new sponges, all without any prompting.

— Brooke Knappenberger, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2026
An agentic system pursues a goal across multiple steps—retrieving data, calling APIs, applying business rules, making decisions and handing off exceptions—with limited human prompting along the way.

— Tammy Hawes, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of prompting

Verb

Zelenskyy said Ukraine was also preparing for a meeting with von der Leyen at the United Nations General Assembly in New York next week focused on the country's financial stability.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 Sep. 2026
Know More Republican leaders are preparing for Democratic opponents of the college sports bill to dig in, dragging out the rest of the schedule.

— Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of preparing

Noun

In recent weeks, new cases and deaths have declined in Ituri province, the outbreak's epicenter, but risen sharply in neighboring North Kivu and Haut-Uele, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention said at a weekly briefing.

— JEAN-YVES KAMALE, Arkansas Online, 11 Sep. 2026
During a quarterly earnings briefing with analysts and reporters on September 10, Hilary Maxon, chief financial officer at Oracle, denied that Project Jupiter is facing any delays in its construction schedule in New Mexico.

— Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of briefing

Verb

Rose, the New York Mets’ longtime radio broadcaster, has spent the final innings of his career mentoring his partners, who are budding stars.

— Will Sammon, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026
Through these interactions, the Leadership Council teens demonstrated the confidence, communication, and mentoring abilities that position them as the next generation of community leaders, the news release stated.

— News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Sep. 2026

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