position
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Buettell, the deputy chief executive, told The Times that the county does not have the power to terminate Curtis’ employment because he was appointed to fill a vacancy in an elected position.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
Trump announced on his social-media account days later that he was removing her from her position.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
One position Hearts may have to look at as a priority is midfield after Tom Renaud's first-half injury.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
Likewise, if the lawyer has contemporaneous notes stating the client authorized settlement, those could support the lawyer’s position.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 26, 2026
Derek announces from his position on the barstool.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
Jefferies’ positioning indicators suggest “close to stretched” short positions in long-dated Bunds and U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
His teams have often relied on forwards changing positions, dropping towards the ball and then attacking the space created when opponents are drawn out.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
Subramanian noted record underweight positions in financials among actively managed funds and light exposure across other value segments.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026
He positions himself as a guy who wants to have a good time and who throws tentpole pop-culture events.
From Slate ● Aug. 24, 2026
By agreement with their investors, their fund could be 25 percent net short or 50 percent net long the stock market, and the gross positions could never exceed 200 percent.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
By contrast, Scotland and other northern European nations are finding themselves perfectly positioned to offer a "coolcation" escape.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
Owens has successfully positioned herself as a journalist, an investigator, someone who digs deep and asks the hard questions, Spencer said.
From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2026
They can reveal which genes an animal possesses without showing exactly where those genes are positioned along its chromosomes.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 25, 2026
She has spoken of her interest in lying and duplicity, and has consistently, fruitfully, positioned her work on the border of fiction and nonfiction.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026
This one was smaller, higher, positioned at the very back of the room, and partially obscured by a green velvet curtain.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
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
OpenAI’s enterprise ambitions are stretching to ad teams, and the company is hiring a San Francisco-based head of ads enterprise marketing to shape that positioning.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
Although the asset class has generally cut its gross positioning and reduced its leverage, Goldman finds that exposure is still elevated relative to longer histories.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 21, 2026
The bank said it was a record for short covering, or closing out short positions, across biotech, and a “genuine tail event” in positioning.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
They hadn’t seen me coming down the hallway, so I pressed my back to the wall and crept closer, positioning myself around the corner.
From "Made You Up" by Francesca Zappia
Vocabulary lists containing position
Argumentative Writing
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TEKS ELAR Academic Vocabulary List (5th-7th grades)
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Argumentative Writing, List 1
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