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He chaired the Securities and Exchange Commission during Trump's first term, where he largely took a pro-business stance but brought enforcement cases against the nascent crypto industry.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
The Death Penalty Information Center, a think-tank that does not take a stance on the death penalty, lists 64 botched executions since 1982, 51 of them lethal injections.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
He disagreed with the stance of environmental groups that imposing more drastic water cutbacks is the answer.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
Analysts at Maybank don’t think there has been enough of a shift in the BOJ’s stance to expect a pace of tightening that beats market expectations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
“Good,” he said through his teeth, blocking her thrust as she forced him to take a defensive stance.
From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas
Those stances were reflected in Monday’s trading action, with chip stocks getting hit hard and software stocks rallying to stage their best relative performance in history.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026
About the closest they’ll come to heterodoxy is keeping silent about various unpopular stances associated with the party.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
He had been asked about the stances of Newsom and his potential successor, Xavier Becerra, the Democratic gubernatorial nominee.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
Hong has since backpedaled on some of those stances.
From Slate ● Aug. 5, 2026
We all nodded, and took up innocent stances.
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
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Jim Burke's Academic Vocabulary List
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The SAT: Language of the Test, List 6
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The Language of Standardized Tests, List 4
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