as in attitudes
movements or positions of the body that express a person's thoughts or feelings
We could tell from his body language that he was nervous.
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Much has been made of this phenomenon, with experts pointing to a number of potential causes, including growing economic anxiety, social media messaging and evolving cultural attitudes.—
Brendan Rascius,
Miami Herald,
8 Sep. 2025 -
Beyond tools, evaluate attitudes, behaviors and awareness across departments.—
Aliasgar Dohadwala,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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The team tried to combat these challenges by first using breed-specific statistical AI models to capture variations in body shapes and postures.—
Mack DeGeurin Aug 20,
Popular Science,
20 Aug. 2025
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Line judges often bring their own theatrical element to the sport with their distinctive voices, postures, and interactions with players but All England Club chief executive Sally Bolton said many of them understood that change would come.—
Shrivathsa Sridhar,
Reuters,
27 June 2025
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Ladapo has long stoked fears about vaccines, and his stances on shots and other measures have drawn criticism from the public health community.—
Annika Kim Constantino,
CNBC,
3 Sep. 2025
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Commenters on the video reacted to Flay’s answers, even disagreeing with some of his stances.—
Erin Clements,
People.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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Sign up for Entertainment Weekly's free daily newsletter to get breaking news, exclusive first looks, recaps, reviews, interviews with your favorite stars, and more.—
Allison DeGrushe,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Sep. 2025
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These canines are individuals, like humans, with different personalities, looks and behaviors, who deserve unique names.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Aug. 2025
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“Body languages.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/body%20languages. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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