poise
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Croft says the Belarusian would benefit from applying the same level of poise during her matches.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 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
“Just to have that poise, like we haven’t shown that in a very long time,” Wheeler said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 11, 2026
What poise that existed out there came from Danny Rohl's team.
From BBC ● May 4, 2026
For poise, I picked up a stone and threw it at a tree.
From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger
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
As it poises for further immigration initiatives, U.S.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 27, 2010
The ill-made knight turned to his oldest friend, to the first person he had loved with his poises.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
The Rams began this season with second-year pro Terrance Ferguson poised for a breakout.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
Investors and banking industry executives have privately speculated the bank could be poised to acquire a smaller lender.
From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026
At the moment, there seems little prospect of rates falling, with Treasury bonds under pressure and the Federal Reserve poised to tighten.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
Organisers of the Spanish Grand Prix are poised to make changes to the new Madrid circuit after criticism of its inaugural race at the weekend.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
When I turn toward the sound, Rose—a slender, mousy girl who has heretofore been mostly silent—is still poised with her hand in the air, fingers now emptied of cutlery.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
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
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
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
There, poising her flushing, the arch-stone of the realm, he made an end.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
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