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position with regard to conditions and circumstances claims that the country's defense posture is weak

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Recent Examples of posture The two sides, now locked into competitive postures, might also simply grow exasperated with each another and announce new trade restrictions out of the blue. Mira Rapp-Hooper, Foreign Affairs, 29 Oct. 2025 From there, posture checks can flag misconfigurations, prioritize risks, and keep compliance from slipping through the cracks. Daniel Fusch, Ascend Agency, 28 Oct. 2025 After a brief struggle for traction, the robot regained control by crouching slightly, mimicking a human posture to exert force. Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 28 Oct. 2025 From carefully curved shapes that support posture to durable, high-quality fabrics, every detail serves a purpose. William Jones, USA Today, 27 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for posture
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Noun
  • That belief shapes her stance on AI as a thinking partner, as a collaborator rather than a competitor.
    Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 3 Nov. 2025
  • While Wall Street seems to live and die on the slightest hints about the Federal Reserve’s rate stance, Chair Jerome Powell doesn’t think the tech giants behind the AI boom will be swayed by incremental moves in monetary policy.
    Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 31 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • That campaign has been driven internally by Margi Conklin, a New York Post veteran who was most recently managing editor at The Free Press, according two people with knowledge of the situation.
    Max Tani, semafor.com, 30 Oct. 2025
  • Many of the commenters agreed that OP wasn't in the wrong for the situation and offered her advice on how to handle it.
    Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The conversation seems to have marked a shift in the right’s attitudes about Fuentes.
    Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 31 Oct. 2025
  • Is that indicative of a telling contrast in attitudes?
    Joe Kozlowski, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • So, the Carter and Alexander deals once again called DeJean’s status into question — especially since Carter is primarily a slot corner.
    Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Her win extends Democratic control of the governor’s mansion to a third consecutive term and cements her status as one of the party’s rising national figures.
    Nik Popli, Time, 5 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Pandemic deals gave way to record rents, and evictions started up again.
    Clio Chang, Curbed, 5 Nov. 2025
  • So, the Carter and Alexander deals once again called DeJean’s status into question — especially since Carter is primarily a slot corner.
    Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 5 Nov. 2025

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“Posture.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/posture. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.

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