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position with regard to conditions and circumstances claims that the country's defense posture is weak

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Recent Examples of posture And right now, the market is rotating out of its defensive posture. Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 19 May 2025 With good posture, extend both arms overhead while holding the medicine ball. Matt Parrott, Arkansas Online, 18 May 2025 Research now shows there’s no universal neutral body posture in zero-gravity environments, but there are certain commonalities between the postures, including maintaining a neutral spine, with a slight bend in the knees and arms. Caroline C. Boyle, USA Today, 17 May 2025 All the while, Kony retained his prophetic posture. Manvir Singh, New Yorker, 17 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for posture
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Noun
  • The central bank cut interest rates last month for a second consecutive time to 6% and shifted its stance to accommodative in a bid to bolster growth.
    Anniek Bao, CNBC, 30 May 2025
  • Woods exploded out of his stance, delivering a blow to a tackling dummy before darting upfield.
    Mike DeFabo, New York Times, 30 May 2025
Noun
  • Other fans even modified Taylor Swift lyrics to fit the situation, showing off their creativity.
    Starr Bowenbank, People.com, 22 May 2025
  • Nearly two weeks later, sources close to the situation tell The Star that Self and his assistants are operating with the expectation that Vaughn, the 50-year-old Pasadena, California native, will indeed be hired as Norm Roberts’ replacement in the near future.
    Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 21 May 2025
Noun
  • With devil-may-care attitude, Johnson found joy in every stanza, operating in total synergy with Angus Young.
    Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune, 25 May 2025
  • Armed with such an attitude and unencumbered by expectation, Arsenal produced one of its great performances, Stina Blackstenius’ goal in the 74th minute proving the difference between the two teams.
    Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 25 May 2025
Noun
  • Getting players out the door, however, may not be so easy, especially as this most recent promotion will have led to wages rising to reflect the club’s Championship status.
    Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 28 May 2025
  • The Florida Department of Health did not respond to a request for comment on the status of its HIV prevention programs.
    Skyler Swisher, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 May 2025
Noun
  • And to celebrate the holiday, restaurants across the country have deals and freebies.
    Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 29 May 2025
  • Prior to the Darkchild deal, HarbourView had acquired rights from major artists, writers and producers, including T-Pain, Pat Benatar, Kane Brown, Luis Fonsi, James Fauntleroy, Wiz Khalifa and Christine McVie of Fleetwood Mac, among others.
    Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 29 May 2025

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“Posture.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/posture. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.

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