posturing
Example Sentences
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Bragging, threatening, and posturing are all frowned upon.
From Slate • Apr. 13, 2026
In a “risk-on” market, investors rush to buy up stocks that had been especially beaten down during prior bouts of defensive posturing, noted Cantor Fitzgerald’s C.J.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026
United felt the German giants were posturing and would let Sancho leave regardless.
From BBC • Mar. 15, 2026
“While labeled the ‘mother of all disruptions,’ this posturing reveals a critical paradox,” said Naveen Das, senior crude analyst at Kpler.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 2, 2026
Maybe Bouain was tired by all the months of posturing to his men and wanted an actual companion.
From "Endangered" by Eliot Schrefer
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