open stance
noun
: a stance (as in golf) in which the forward foot is farther from the line of play than the back foot compare closed stance
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Though the ZeniMax union and Microsoft began their relationship on apparently cordial terms — the tech giant voluntarily recognized the group in 2023 as part of an overall open stance to organizing — pressure has ratcheted up as the parties have hashed out their first union agreement.
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Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 1 Apr. 2025
One club owner with an open stance to the NBA cautioned that the presence of both leagues could portend trouble for the NBA’s chances of success.
—Mike Vorkunov, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
The researchers had found that some positions — including an Apple-like open stance or sitting with your hands behind your head with feet propped up on a desk — produced lower levels of a hormone associated with stress and higher levels of testosterone.
—Shira Ovide, Washington Post, 14 June 2024
In particular, OpenAI employees have walked back the company's previously open stance on AI, citing potential dangers of spreading the technology.
—Benj Edwards, Ars Technica, 23 Oct. 2023
That open stance?
—Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2022
Right-handed hitter, hits from a narrow slightly open stance.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Feb. 2023
Gorski took batting practice using an open stance to force himself to keep his back leg quiet.
—Wilson Moore, The Indianapolis Star, 28 June 2022
The Trump administration increased economic pressure on Cuba, reversing a shift under President Obama to a more open stance toward the nation that had led to an increase in travel between the two countries.
—Mengqi Sun, WSJ, 3 Jan. 2022
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Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 1 Apr. 2025
One club owner with an open stance to the NBA cautioned that the presence of both leagues could portend trouble for the NBA’s chances of success.
—Mike Vorkunov, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
The researchers had found that some positions — including an Apple-like open stance or sitting with your hands behind your head with feet propped up on a desk — produced lower levels of a hormone associated with stress and higher levels of testosterone.
—Shira Ovide, Washington Post, 14 June 2024
In particular, OpenAI employees have walked back the company's previously open stance on AI, citing potential dangers of spreading the technology.
—Benj Edwards, Ars Technica, 23 Oct. 2023
That open stance?
—Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2022
Right-handed hitter, hits from a narrow slightly open stance.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Feb. 2023
Gorski took batting practice using an open stance to force himself to keep his back leg quiet.
—Wilson Moore, The Indianapolis Star, 28 June 2022
The Trump administration increased economic pressure on Cuba, reversing a shift under President Obama to a more open stance toward the nation that had led to an increase in travel between the two countries.
—Mengqi Sun, WSJ, 3 Jan. 2022
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“Open stance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/open%20stance. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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