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posed

[pohzd] / poʊzd /
ADJECTIVE
formal
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Chores like folding laundry posed a bigger challenge.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

“We see the energy crisis taking hold and we see the challenges posed by artificial intelligence and our own development.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

Duran shifted inside for the second half and posed far more of a threat than his Danish team-mate.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

Seated across from me, in her pearls and charcoal pantsuit, is Neera Tanden—one of the most accomplished political agents in America, and someone to whom I have just posed a deeply offensive question.

From Slate ● Oct. 15, 2026

Senate spouses, I’d watched—half in shock, half in awe—as Laura Bush posed, serene and smiling, for ceremonial photos with about a hundred different people, never once losing her composure or needing a break.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama


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