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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 Israeli officials are now concerned what a week spent meeting with and being feted by Gulf leaders – all of whom have been critical of Israel’s military assault in Gaza and its ongoing humanitarian blockade of the strip – will mean for Trump’s posture vis-à-vis the war and ceasefire negotiations. Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 12 May 2025 In the great outdoors, no one’s watching your every move—we’re moving too damn fast to catch more than a glimpse of someone’s posture. Jenna Ryu, SELF, 12 May 2025 Whether Trump’s latest comment reflects a new strategy or a negotiating posture remains to be seen. Shannon Carroll, Quartz, 9 May 2025 Hints as to what postures Pope Leo XIV might take on controversial issues may come from his activity on social media over the past several years. Rhona Tarrant, CBS News, 9 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for posture
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  • There’s fashion, there’s political stances, there’s team chemistry, there’s parenting.
    Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 18 May 2025
  • The footage had a date banner reading March 27, but its release Sunday perhaps signals Moscow’s unchanged stance ahead of any future talks.
    Caitlin Danaher, CNN Money, 18 May 2025
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  • Then there’s factors such as spreading out lefthanded hitters in the lineup to offset lefthanded relievers, flexibility for late-game situations and Quatraro’s preference to keep free-swinging batters from being lined up together (the better to avoid a couple fast outs).
    Vahe Gregorian, Kansas City Star, 9 May 2025
  • What about this situation feels new or different, for either Indians or Pakistanis or Kashmiris?
    Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 9 May 2025
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  • If cinema is going to survive, per McQuarrie, the players and studios involved have to prop each other rather than taking an attitude of crushing each other.
    Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 14 May 2025
  • However, the need to keep secrets that confer a competitive advantage could affect decisions and attitudes about exactly how transparent AI should be.
    Bernard Marr, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
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  • Travelers' rights against warrantless searches are weakened within 100 miles of any port of entry, so any person is subject to being questioned and their electronic devices – including phones, tablets and laptops – searched by border agents regardless of immigration status.
    Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 16 May 2025
  • The Department of Homeland Security is asking the Pentagon to provide some 20,000 National Guard forces to assist in the removal of migrants in the United States without legal status.
    Tom Bowman, NPR, 15 May 2025
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    Matthew Korfhage, Wired News, 17 May 2025
  • Fried earned the largest chunk of the money that was allotted for Soto, signing an eight-year, $218 million deal as the Yankees boosted their rotation.
    Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 17 May 2025

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“Posture.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/posture. Accessed 23 May. 2025.

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