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posturing

[pos-cher-ing] / ˈpɒs tʃər ɪŋ /






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There comes a time when one extols cinema’s virtues so fiercely that it feels like posturing.

From Salon ● Sep. 17, 2026

Adam Posen, the president of the Peterson Institute for International Economics, said Bessent’s posturing was ill-advised.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 9, 2026

But this tyrannical posturing reminds me not of some low-rent X-Men film but rather Syndrome, the villain in the Pixar classic “The Incredibles.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2026

After more than a decade of posturing and power struggles - a soap opera of warring promoters, shifting managers, fractured television deals and failed negotiations - it has finally come down to this.

From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026

Maybe Bouain was tired by all the months of posturing to his men and wanted an actual companion.

From "Endangered" by Eliot Schrefer


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