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position

[puh-zish-uhn] / pəˈzɪʃ ən /








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That position has traditionally been one of neutrality - albeit while recognising Britain's rule over the territory.

From BBC Sep. 4, 2026

When interviewers ask why she wants the position in question, her mind goes blank.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 4, 2026

But it sounds like there was one juror whose position is intractable, that they have this fixed view that isn’t changing, no matter how much more deliberations continue.

From Slate Sep. 4, 2026

After several days of training, younger mice typically remember its position and swim toward it quickly.

From Science Daily Sep. 4, 2026

Autumn—the Obayifo—doesn’t seem to be worried about Ama and me moving into position.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer

He knows how to put the right people in the right positions and let them do their job.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 5, 2026

U.S. stock futures nudged higher and Treasury yields edged lower in early European trade on Friday, as investors held positions steady ahead of crucial U.S. jobs data.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 4, 2026

Some investors like to speculate about potential additions, presuming that stocks tabbed to join the index will get short-term boosts, as funds tracking the S&P 500 will be forced to take positions.

From MarketWatch Sep. 4, 2026

It added "a Group-wide workforce adjustment of approximately 50,000 positions - including management roles - will be necessary."

From BBC Sep. 4, 2026

So long that the stars even started to shift and move positions, and he had to search for the second star all over again.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova

The researchers showed that the same bacterial transistor could perform several logic operations depending on where it was positioned within a circuit.

From Science Daily Sep. 4, 2026

“As AI becomes foundational to how organizations operate, we are well positioned to extend our leadership as the cybersecurity platform for the AI era,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 3, 2026

Chief information officers are positioned to close that gap, she argued.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 3, 2026

Soldiers are positioned behind concrete walls, but the road is empty.

From BBC Sep. 2, 2026

She'd read when the Institute was positioned over tropical places, the grounds were littered with palm trees.

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton

Through clever body positioning, Kane moves the opposition towards the right side of the pitch.

From BBC Sep. 4, 2026

Google launched its own cloud gaming service Stadia in November 2019, positioning it as a "Netflix for games".

From BBC Sep. 4, 2026

In Sur’s view, the fears around Broadcom’s competitive positioning as the top partner for Google’s tensor processing units, or AI accelerator chips, “are overstated.”

From MarketWatch Sep. 1, 2026

But the balance is delicate: Lean too hard on discounts and Jersey Mike’s risks following Subway’s path, eroding the premium positioning that makes its model work in the first place.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 1, 2026

Alec asked as he was already positioning himself at the controls.

From "The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin)" by James Dashner




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