position
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In 2010, he entered the House of Commons as an MP for Strangford, a position which he still holds.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
Speculative positioning has also turned more bullish, with money managers increasing their net long position in ICE Brent by 76,026 lots to 240,748 lots, the largest bullish position since early June, according to ING.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
They pointed to SpaceX’s “leverage” from its latest frontier AI model and its position as a provider of computing power.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 17, 2026
First, given its remote geography and the threats it faces on its border, South Korea wasn’t in any position to send much to the Middle East.
From Slate ● Aug. 17, 2026
I would quit afterward and find another position at Ville de Paris or Broadway’s or one of the other department stores.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
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“It’s impossible to fill those positions because everybody in Key West and South Florida are looking for those employees right now,” Kuchinsky said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
She is the director of community affairs for Los Angeles County Supervisor Lindsay Horvath and previously held staff positions with former L.A.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026
Are they just trying to justify their positions by keeping you active in the market?
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 2026
On the ball, players in Maresca's set-up play in clearly defined positions rather than moving around the pitch freely.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
For months, special British units had been secretly digging tunnels under the German positions, leading to nineteen underground chambers packed with a million pounds of explosives.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
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A Google spokesperson said the company sees ensuring the safety of advanced AI models as “vitally important to society” and that Hassabis is uniquely positioned to work toward that goal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
Florida is uniquely positioned because its governor has the singular ability to sign a death warrant for prisoners who have no more appeals - without oversight from the courts.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
The group of sisters positioned on the corner in front of the office were from different orders: Sisters of Mercy, Sisters of the Precious Blood, Sisters of Charity and Sisters of Divine Providence.
From Salon ● Aug. 12, 2026
But he then reportedly quickly left the plane, stepping inside one of the cargo containers, to board a smaller US Air Force aircraft positioned nearby.
From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026
The cart moved off with Matthias positioned on the back providing a rearguard.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
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He can earn through clean sheets, defensive contributions, assists and goals, while his attacking positioning makes him much more than a conventional full-back.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
“The market does not need a huge new fundamental shock to move quickly from here. It may simply need the next catalyst to hit the wrong part of the positioning map.”
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 13, 2026
“That is translating into signed commitments on increasingly favorable terms from a broadening set of customers and is positioning CoreWeave to gain market share for years to come.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
It’s all about positioning for who can get into the runoff, and once they are there, anything can happen.
From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026
Mom gave me a disapproving look and I retreated back to the living room, carefully positioning myself to where I could still see what was going on.
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
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Vocabulary lists containing position
Argumentative Writing
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Argumentative Writing, List 1
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