- 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
The index is measured using inputs including a basket of about 100 high-yield corporate credit default swaps, G10 foreign exchange volatility and S&P 500 commodity trading-advisor positioning.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026
The speech sent a message that Carney was positioning himself "as an international leader with a different, credible vision," Tellier said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026
Jerry Grindstaff entered an empty men’s room, and, positioning himself at the center one of three urinals, unzipped his fly.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
