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Recent Examples of stance
On this play, LSU showed blitz with both linebackers in a rushing stance.
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Ted Nguyen, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
Trump has defended the tariff hikes on social media and doubled down on his stance against China, which responded with its own 34 percent tariffs.
—Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
In the past few months, Crockett, known for her civic outspokenness, has also been making headlines regarding her social justice stances and vocal disagreements with her Republican political adversaries — some of these interactions have gone viral.
—Fallon Brannon, Refinery29, 7 Apr. 2025
Beijing is well known to have wielded access to its massive market as a weapon to coerce countries, often over political stances that sparked Beijing’s ire.
—Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 7 Apr. 2025
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Ted Nguyen, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
Trump has defended the tariff hikes on social media and doubled down on his stance against China, which responded with its own 34 percent tariffs.
—Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
In the past few months, Crockett, known for her civic outspokenness, has also been making headlines regarding her social justice stances and vocal disagreements with her Republican political adversaries — some of these interactions have gone viral.
—Fallon Brannon, Refinery29, 7 Apr. 2025
Beijing is well known to have wielded access to its massive market as a weapon to coerce countries, often over political stances that sparked Beijing’s ire.
—Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 7 Apr. 2025
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“Stance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stance. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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