posture
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The new posture is necessary because the consumer-driven, fast-moving weight-loss market is unlike the insulin market, which is where the Danish giant made its name, he explained.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
Under the South Korea-US combined defence posture "our military is maintaining the capability and readiness to respond overwhelmingly to any provocation", Seoul's JCS said Thursday.
From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 2026
But as excitement over his campaign began to mount among progressives on a national level, Ryan said, El-Sayed’s public posture swung to a middle ground.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
Armony cautioned that simply changing posture is unlikely to produce a dramatic transformation in someone's life.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 5, 2026
Virginia's posture toward assumption was now making his prophecy look prescient.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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In other words, the new fossil helps us understand a phase preceding the rise of dinosaurs and crocodiles, when their close relatives were still experimenting with different body shapes, postures, and modes of locomotion.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 10, 2026
More than 15 pleas to adopt Valerio, showing him in playful postures such as playing fetch and posing in a sunflower hat, remain live on Instagram.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 30, 2026
In a transformation this fundamental, those defensive postures carry real costs.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 18, 2025
Taylor’s playfully and energetically animated group activities handsomely frame his leading man and woman, for whom he created postures.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 17, 2025
The other two watched him carefully; as soon as he was on the ground, they relaxed their tense postures and joined him.
From "The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling" by Maryrose Wood
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"These movements ensured that US forces remain postured, protected and ready to respond decisively for any emerging threat," he said.
From Barron's ● Mar. 2, 2026
“I can tell you right now with full certainty, we are not postured to, nor do we intend or expect to take any military action in Venezuela at any time.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 28, 2026
“As announced in September 2023, the Department of Defense is postured to provide robust enabling support for the MSS, including planning assistance, information sharing, airlift, communications, and medical support,” Southern Command said.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 10, 2024
Mr Austin told the committee in his opening statement that there has been a review of the chain of command process, saying the "system must be postured better" so this does not happen again.
From BBC ● Feb. 29, 2024
With some you postured and with some you groveled and with some you were imperious.
From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara
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It appears that there were more to these Iranian threats than just posturing.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
As a signal to markets that Tokyo’s limited tools are less limited than they look, it is shrewd posturing at no cost.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
How many pre-fight interviews now involved personal insults, aggressive posturing, the desire to settle a score—how many post-fight speeches involved aggressive call-outs, rather than thank-yous to their coaches or families or God.
From Slate ● Jun. 14, 2026
After last week’s debate, there was lots of social media posturing about who won and who trolled whom the best.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 28, 2026
After years of threats and insane posturing, it’s Fox’s early cancellation of Bunker that provokes North Korea’s supreme leader to action.
From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson
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