- present participle of position.
positioning
Example Sentences
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Chevron CVX 0.56%increase; green up pointing triangle and other U.S. energy companies are nearing deals to invest billions of dollars in Venezuela’s oil fields, positioning President Trump for a win after months of slow negotiations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
Precise spacecraft positioning is also essential for distributed science missions, where measurements collected from several locations in space must be accurately aligned.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 26, 2026
Jefferies’ positioning indicators suggest “close to stretched” short positions in long-dated Bunds and U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
AMD “offers the strongest combination of direct earnings leverage, data-center positioning and market-share gains,” Leopold wrote in a Tuesday note to clients.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026
I crawled back to the other room, positioning myself on the floor so I could see the back door.
From "Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel" by Harlan Coben
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