attitudes

plural of attitude
as in stances
a general way of holding the body had the ramrod straight attitude of a man who had spent all of his life in the military

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Recent Examples of attitudes The early Olympic movement reinforced those same attitudes by barring women from major track and field events altogether. Lindsey Darvin, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026 The market is at an all-time high, while Michigan’s consumer sentiment index (which measures consumer future looking attitudes about the economy) is at an all-time low. Derek Horstmeyer, Fortune, 31 July 2026 And the reasons may be rooted as much in Southerners’ attitudes about being overweight as in their diets and exercise patterns. Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 30 July 2026 Americans’ economic attitudes have improved since then, mostly thanks to lower gas prices, but sentiment remains near historically low levels. Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 30 July 2026 The same survey found that people who embraced anti-elite and anti-expert attitudes were more likely to accept coronavirus conspiracy theories. Art Jipson, The Conversation, 30 July 2026 After two years of improving attitudes, Americans are turning more negative toward artificial intelligence as the technology finds its way into businesses and classrooms. Morgan Chalfant, semafor.com, 29 July 2026 In recent years, critical attitudes towards Terrordome, which was Onwurah’s debut, have softened, with institutions programming the title as part of retrospectives and championing it as a seminal example of afrofuritist filmmaking. Zac Ntim, Deadline, 29 July 2026 Instead, the Takaichi criticism reflects a gradual shift in attitudes towards work and gender roles, especially among younger Japanese, Brown says. Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 23 July 2026
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Noun
  • This is not the first time countries around the world have criticized the IOC and its sister organization, the International Paralympic Committee, for their stances on Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine since February 2022.
    Mark Temnycky, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
  • In contrast to their Republican counterparts, the two have taken strong stances on the importance of DEI and dual-language programs.
    Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 21 July 2026
Noun
  • This meant moving outside of the traditional tableau of White House photojournalism—an orator on a pedestal—to show members of the press in postures of alertness or repose.
    Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 24 July 2026
  • Maintain two separate experiences with different compliance postures, or elevate the entire platform to meet the higher standard.
    Vishal Saxena, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026

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“Attitudes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/attitudes. Accessed 4 Aug. 2026.

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