as in stance
a general way of holding the body
had the ramrod straight attitude of a man who had spent all of his life in the military
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In the 1960s, positive attitudes toward all three were roughly the same.
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H. Sami Karaca, The Conversation, 13 Jan. 2025
Seven years later, our attitude toward such driver assists is a little more sober.
—Ars Technica, 13 Jan. 2025
Even as, from the CDC’s perspective, that situation has improved, such attitudes have continued to impede efforts to deploy protective equipment on farms and catch infections, Shah acknowledged.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 10 Jan. 2025
Image Egypt has not explained its hardening attitude toward foreigners.
—Vivian Yee, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
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H. Sami Karaca, The Conversation, 13 Jan. 2025
Seven years later, our attitude toward such driver assists is a little more sober.
—Ars Technica, 13 Jan. 2025
Even as, from the CDC’s perspective, that situation has improved, such attitudes have continued to impede efforts to deploy protective equipment on farms and catch infections, Shah acknowledged.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 10 Jan. 2025
Image Egypt has not explained its hardening attitude toward foreigners.
—Vivian Yee, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
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“Attitude.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/attitude. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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