The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.
preselecting
present participle of preselect
Source: Wiktionary
Pre`se*lect", v. t.
Definition: To select beforehand.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
26 June 2025
(adverb) in a dispirited manner without hope; “the first Mozartian opera to be subjected to this curious treatment ran dispiritedly for five performances”
The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.