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stance

noun

ˈstan(t)s

Definition of stance

as in posture

a general way of holding the body a slightly aggressive stance

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Recent Examples of stance By not committing to either stance, Anthropic is playing with fire. — Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 15 Oct. 2026 The stance has seen Newsom, who warns the passage of Prop 40 could see an exodus of the super rich from California, mocked and dismissed by fellow Democrats. — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2026 As of Friday, Newsom had taken a stance on 12 of the 14 measures on California’s ballot for the November election. — Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 14 Oct. 2026 On that topic of change, McIlroy began softening his stance about LIV players returning to the PGA Tour months ago. — Mark Harris Outkick, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for stance

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Dodgers manager Dave Roberts offered the only posture left for a manager running out of runway.

— Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2026
After several minutes, firefighters evacuated the building and attacked the fire from the outside in a defensive posture.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 15 Oct. 2026

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But coming off the back of that, there was all of this legislation that was pretty awful and generally, there were a lot of homophobic attitudes, still quite extreme, even as late as the 1990s.

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2026
Saudi Arabia has suffered fewer attacks than Gulf neighbours, its airspace has mostly stayed open, and the kingdom has projected a business-as-usual attitude.

— Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 9 Oct. 2026

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