posturing
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In this light, posturing as sympathetic is an empty gesture, meant to encourage women into motherhood without actually helping them survive it intact.
From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2026
But this tyrannical posturing reminds me not of some low-rent X-Men film but rather Syndrome, the villain in the Pixar classic “The Incredibles.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2026
It appears that there were more to these Iranian threats than just posturing.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
It’s also possible that the hints about export controls are diplomatic posturing by the Chinese government, intended to discourage the U.S. from imposing any restrictions on its technological freedoms.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 21, 2026
He had a tendency to play the tough soldier role, always posturing, always puffing himself up, and on occasion he took it way too far.
From "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien
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