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Recent Examples of stance
Rwandan President Paul Kagame said US sanctions imposed on his military will not alter Kigali’s stance over eastern DR Congo, dismissing the restrictions as a cost of pursuing national interests.
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Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 15 May 2026
Secretary of State Marco Rubio clarified that the White House’s stance on Taiwan remains unchanged, for now.
—Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 15 May 2026
Cramer said that in addition to triple-digit oil and one-year highs for the benchmark 10-year Treasury yield, signs of speculative excess in recent IPOs require a more cautious stance toward equities.
—Alexa Lomonaco, CNBC, 15 May 2026
Her tenure saw Latvia fully in line with its hawkish Baltic neighbors, who have played an outsize role in adopting a more confrontational stance toward Russia.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 15 May 2026
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Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 15 May 2026
Secretary of State Marco Rubio clarified that the White House’s stance on Taiwan remains unchanged, for now.
—Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 15 May 2026
Cramer said that in addition to triple-digit oil and one-year highs for the benchmark 10-year Treasury yield, signs of speculative excess in recent IPOs require a more cautious stance toward equities.
—Alexa Lomonaco, CNBC, 15 May 2026
Her tenure saw Latvia fully in line with its hawkish Baltic neighbors, who have played an outsize role in adopting a more confrontational stance toward Russia.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 15 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stance
Noun
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The reason people use these keyboards is that the split layout promotes a more comfortable wrist and arm posture when typing.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2026
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The absorption of Wagner into the Russian Ministry of Defense has completely changed their posture, rebranded as the Africa Korps.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
10 May 2026
Noun
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Berben believes that attitudes could improve, having recently returned from CinemaCon, the annual trade show for movie theater owners, which was held in Las Vegas last month.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
11 May 2026
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Gombrowicz never really ‘assimilated’ to life in Argentina, partly due to the unique and unprecedented circumstances that brought him there in the first place, but also because of his naturally irreverent and at times even childish attitude towards literary establishment.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 May 2026
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“Stance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stance. Accessed 17 May. 2026.
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