poise

So she's ditched the teenage angst of her debut, but also the poise of its follow-up.

From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026

The market should recover its poise within the next few days, says Fundstrat’s Tom Lee.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026

“As a group, we have to be able to have our moment and then regroup and play with poise and composure. It can’t continue to go on,” White said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 23, 2026

Navigating that kind of rupture would take poise, flexibility, and tact.

From Slate ● Apr. 6, 2026

It was my lack of poise of course that made such a bad impression on people like Mrs. Danvers.

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier

Then there’s that open, teeth-exposing, wonder-filled smile that poises sheer delight on the brink of a bottomless despair, two states of feeling that somehow both negate and enhance each other.

From New York Times ● Mar. 8, 2019

Others include pacifiers with a part that poises a choking hazard to young children.

From Seattle Times ● May 6, 2016

Choosing permanent head of division poises an early quandary for John Brennan.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 28, 2013

Contrasting lives: Syrian caught in the middle CIA director faces quandary on clandestine service appointment Choosing permanent head of division poises an early quandary for John Brennan.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 27, 2013

That was why he had been swinging the poises.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White

Open in 2009, looked poised to supercharge the sport, but never would win another major, his career repeatedly derailed by wrist and other injuries.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026

With at least 248 planned data center projects and 335 in operation, Texas is poised to become a leader in data center development.

From Salon ● Aug. 3, 2026

But “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” may be poised for breakout success.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026

West Indies reached stumps on day three on 126-7 in their second innings - a lead of 155 runs - to leave the match finely poised.

From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026

The White House butlers who staffed the residence, mostly African American men who were our age or older, stood poised to help us with anything we needed.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

But that hasn’t slowed down the scooter-makers: Both Bird and Lime have raised hundreds of millions in venture capital funding, poising the companies to continue to expanding across the country.

From Slate ● Dec. 10, 2018

The Greeley Fire Department determined the people had carbon monoxide poising and 22 people were taken to a hospital Saturday night.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 30, 2018

A white hedonist basking deliciously among South Sea Islanders and a sturdy Cape Codder poising his malicious harpoon over boiling seas, join incongruously in the popular impression of Herman Melville.

From Time Magazine Archive

Last week a glittering aluminum Ceres took her place on the city's skyline, poising her twinkling magnificence on top of Chicago's tallest office pylon, the new 44-story, 609 ft.

From Time Magazine Archive

I cracked my knuckles and grabbed the Player Two joystick with my left hand, poising my right hand over the Flap button.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline