posturing
Example Sentences
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After months of negotiations and public posturing, USC and Notre Dame have failed to reach an agreement to continue their rivalry series.
From Los Angeles Times
In 2014 a Needham & Co. analyst said in an email: “My whole life is about posturing for the Toys R Us IPO.”
“The posturing and maneuvering is over. The hay is in the barn. The bricks have been laid. I’d be very surprised if they aren’t talking already.”
From Los Angeles Times
A decade after “Kill Bill,” Hollywood started posturing like it had suddenly invented the feminist action movie.
From Los Angeles Times
"This is one of those negotiations where there's a great deal of posturing on both sides," said Chris Sands, director of the Center for Canadian Studies at Johns Hopkins University.
From BBC
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