posturing

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“While labeled the ‘mother of all disruptions,’ this posturing reveals a critical paradox,” said Naveen Das, senior crude analyst at Kpler.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 2, 2026

Kim Yo Jong, the younger sister of Kim Jong Un, has emerged as one of the most powerful figures in North Korea, playing a leading role in the nation's diplomatic efforts and nuclear posturing.

From Barron's • Feb. 24, 2026

“There’s a lot of posturing of, ‘We want to seem like a leader in federal AI adoption,’” one said.

From Salon • Feb. 2, 2026

A decade after “Kill Bill,” Hollywood started posturing like it had suddenly invented the feminist action movie.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 5, 2025

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