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Recent Examples of statureAt the time, NBA commissioner Adam Silver declared the change was intended to signal that the WNBA held equal stature with other major professional leagues.—
Jerry Brewer,
New York Times,
9 Sep. 2026 After 9/11, the movement grew in stature, and fighting the United States and its Western allies, which most jihadis had previously considered a relatively low priority, became a more mainstream objective.—
Daniel Byman,
Foreign Affairs,
8 Sep. 2026 But guerrilla healthcare has put Gilly at odds with 1) Sally, who’s grown problematically jealous of her charismatic sister’s rising stature in the community, and 2) her law-loving brother-in-law, Special Agent Gary Hallet.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
8 Sep. 2026 Sure, this is a romcom, but from a director of Moretti’s stature, we’re allowed to expect better.—
Jay Weissberg,
Variety,
5 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for stature
Portions of the Big Island could see locally more than a foot of rain, in some spots up to 16 inches in the higher elevations, and this could cause catastrophic flash flooding and mudslides.
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ABC News,
ABC News,
26 Sep. 2026
For peak fall color, plan to visit around the first week of October, when the higher elevations typically begin to turn.