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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 Over time, dysfunctional breathing reinforces poor posture and scapular instability. Dana Santas, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2025 Rising regional tensions have pushed Tokyo to expand its military spending, signaling a more assertive defense posture. Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2025 Trump is threatening to go further than past administrations, though, raising the stakes and the partisan posture of federal agencies, said Elaine Kamarck, founding director of the Center for Effective Public Management at The Brookings Institution. Zac Anderson, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025 One easy way to guard against it, say medical experts, is to focus on your sleep posture. Andee Tagle, NPR, 2 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for posture
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Noun
  • However, fans who recently caught wind of Ayesha’s stance, went off on the multifaceted businesswoman across several Instagram posts.
    Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 6 Oct. 2025
  • The move was meant to be a proactive stance at managing potential cost of goods pressure.
    Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The situation should remind us of dozens of economic bubbles from the past, ranging from 17th Century Dutch tulips to credit default swaps in 2008.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
  • There’s no question Falvey is in an increasingly difficult situation due to the Pohlads’ unwillingness to invest in the roster he’s tasked with building.
    Aaron Gleeman, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Our attitude influences others.
    Jonathan Carone, Parents, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Therefore, his win-now, impress-now attitude probably should come as no surprise.
    Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 3 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • At this time, there is no data on the containment status of the fire and the cause has yet to be determined.
    CA WILDFIRE BOT, Sacbee.com, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Nevertheless, the stadium had by then become synonymous with big football occasions — a status that was only strengthened by three European Cup finals being staged between 1963 and 1971.
    Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • These Prime Big Deal Days headphone deals sound pretty sweet to us.
    Jade Chung-Lee, PC Magazine, 8 Oct. 2025
  • But the Finnish winger, who turns 29 this month, now looks to have some stability after signing an eight-year, $96 million deal upon his arrival in Dallas.
    Brett Knight, Forbes.com, 7 Oct. 2025

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“Posture.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/posture. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.

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