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posture

[pos-cher] / ˈpɒs tʃər /




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Until now, a wait-and-see posture in response to inflationary shocks, such as tariffs and a sharp rise in energy costs, hasn’t worked.

From MarketWatch Jul. 10, 2026

Andrew Robare, a corps de ballet dancer since 2022, tore up the stage by tearing into the often cheeky choreographic details with confidence and sureness of footing and posture.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 30, 2026

Beyond wearing glasses, Bruccoleri also embodied Mary through her actions and posture.

From Salon Jun. 25, 2026

It was a sea change as investors previously would have to guess the Fed’s posture toward interest rates by watching for changes in the Treasury bond market.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 22, 2026

He looked as if he’d been holding that posture for some time, contemplating the squalor.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover

“Power Ballad” postures like a sincere drama but has the set pieces of a giant slapstick farce.

From Los Angeles Times May 28, 2026

The drawings emphasize the allegorical side of Ahab’s monomaniacal hunt, fixing the characters in expressive, statuesque postures.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 2, 2026

In a transformation this fundamental, those defensive postures carry real costs.

From MarketWatch Dec. 18, 2025

She said there appeared to be no helpful visual images of "safe" versus "unsafe" postures for babies in slings or carriers, adding that "the NHS available literature provides no guidance or advice".

From BBC Mar. 26, 2025

I focused more closely, trying to pry some clue from their stiff postures.

From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath

"These movements ensured that US forces remain postured, protected and ready to respond decisively for any emerging threat," he said.

From Barron's Mar. 2, 2026

“I can tell you right now with full certainty, we are not postured to, nor do we intend or expect to take any military action in Venezuela at any time.”

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 28, 2026

Mr Austin told the committee in his opening statement that there has been a review of the chain of command process, saying the "system must be postured better" so this does not happen again.

From BBC Feb. 29, 2024

However, the bulk of its forces are postured to deter North Korea on the divided and heavily armed peninsula, and its troops are overwhelmingly conscripts, reducing their availability for deployment far from home.

From Washington Times Jul. 13, 2023

With some you postured and with some you groveled and with some you were imperious.

From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara

Instead of being treated with the seriousness they deserve, these topics are handled by the exhibition as opportunities for posturing.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 3, 2026

How many pre-fight interviews now involved personal insults, aggressive posturing, the desire to settle a score—how many post-fight speeches involved aggressive call-outs, rather than thank-yous to their coaches or families or God.

From Slate Jun. 14, 2026

It will feature policy talk, political posturing and even, possibly, a significant discussion about our city’s future.

From Los Angeles Times May 6, 2026

If “The Christophers” is to be believed, art that tries to imitate a certain style is little more than hollow, emotionless posturing.

From Salon Apr. 17, 2026

Northern posturing on this matter was insufferable, as Jackson saw it, since their oozing arguments transformed a geographic accident and a product of historical circumstance into a willful sin.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis




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