posture

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Hegseth brushed off such concerns on Saturday, saying the U.S. will maintain a strong military posture in the Western Pacific that “ensures aggression is infeasible.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026

Most of the agents had on tactical gear and had their faces covered and stood with the bored posture of men waiting out a shift of watching over protesters with bullhorns.

From Slate • May 29, 2026

"The name seemed fitting because the posture of the fossil's chelae strongly resembles the group's trademark pose. Stray Kids, I should add, is the favorite band of one of the paper's authors, Fenja Haug."

From Science Daily • May 25, 2026

Some ministers believe that significant recent changes in the US posture to Europe might lead to more flexible thinking in continental capitals about the opportunities of economic reintegration between the UK and EU.

From BBC • May 23, 2026

Forty years old, with a thick mustache and the posture of a flagpole, Liddy was known around Washington as intelligent, fiercely loyal, and something of a loose cannon.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin