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posture

[pos-cher] / ˈpɒs tʃər /




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The findings indicate that a tree's internal sense of its own shape helps regulate this process, determining where tension wood develops to correct its posture.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 1, 2026

“It creates some kind of antagonistic posture against the product.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026

Kigali considers it a security threat and cites its presence in eastern DR Congo to justify its military posture.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

Yi traces a direct line from overstated population figures to China’s geopolitical posture.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

Franny took advantage of the slight pause that followed to straighten her back a trifle, as though, for some reason, good posture, or better posture, might come in handy at any moment.

From "Franny and Zooey" by J. D. Salinger

“Power Ballad” postures like a sincere drama but has the set pieces of a giant slapstick farce.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 28, 2026

Not only do we tend to mirror each other’s movements, postures, facial expressions and gestures; we also uncannily sync up our heart rates, blood pressure, pupil dilation and hormonal activity.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 22, 2026

In a transformation this fundamental, those defensive postures carry real costs.

From MarketWatch ● Dec. 18, 2025

She said there appeared to be no helpful visual images of "safe" versus "unsafe" postures for babies in slings or carriers, adding that "the NHS available literature provides no guidance or advice".

From BBC ● Mar. 26, 2025

Their bodies are too close and their postures are rigid.

From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan

"These movements ensured that US forces remain postured, protected and ready to respond decisively for any emerging threat," he said.

From Barron's ● Mar. 2, 2026

“I can tell you right now with full certainty, we are not postured to, nor do we intend or expect to take any military action in Venezuela at any time.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 28, 2026

Mr Austin told the committee in his opening statement that there has been a review of the chain of command process, saying the "system must be postured better" so this does not happen again.

From BBC ● Feb. 29, 2024

“We are postured for scalable options in the face of any additional Iranian attacks,” Kurilla said in a statement.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 23, 2023

With some you postured and with some you groveled and with some you were imperious.

From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara

The prosecutor said jurors had seen enough of "the egos, posing and posturing".

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

Jesse Watters, a stalwart of the network’s macho posturing, has spent weeks gushing over El-Sayed with an almost comical bewilderment.

From Salon ● Oct. 8, 2026

By throwing a naive character into this environment, what were you aiming to expose about the difference between posturing around these subcultures and the lived reality of them?

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026

And that’s where the series’ high-value content plays out—not in the battles, not in the political posturing.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026

After years of threats and insane posturing, it’s Fox’s early cancellation of Bunker that provokes North Korea’s supreme leader to action.

From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson


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