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posture

[pos-cher] / ˈpɒs tʃər /




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Former NFL star Tim Tebow registered the trademark for “Tebowing,” the knee-down, head-bowed, fist-clenched posture he took when he prayed on the field.

From Salon Jul. 7, 2026

Yet that doesn’t seem to be what the Administration has in mind as it threatens a six-month review of its European posture.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 5, 2026

It was a sea change as investors previously would have to guess the Fed’s posture toward interest rates by watching for changes in the Treasury bond market.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 22, 2026

Germany has until now adopted a cautious posture because its economy is more exposed to potential retaliation, while Spain has sought to avoid tensions as it chases Chinese investment.

From Barron's Jun. 18, 2026

Will was tall and lanky but had terrible posture, so to me he always looked like a question mark with floppy dirty-blond hair and thick eyebrows.

From "Here to Stay" by Sara Farizan

Yu Ji’s cement sculptures take the shape of contorted human bodies—not uncomfortable but limberly twisted and folded—that are missing limbs; their contrasting materials and postures at once suggest permanence and evanescence.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 13, 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

She said there appeared to be no helpful visual images of "safe" versus "unsafe" postures for babies in slings or carriers, adding that "the NHS available literature provides no guidance or advice".

From BBC Mar. 26, 2025

After he said his clans, the Holy Beings relaxed their postures and their gazes.

From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young

“Southern California is very uniquely postured to help NASA,” Glover said.

From Los Angeles Times May 20, 2026

"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

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

“We are postured for scalable options in the face of any additional Iranian attacks,” Kurilla said in a statement.

From Seattle Times Mar. 23, 2023

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

Helen McDade, one of Reform's 17 new MSPs, called for other parties to stop "posturing".

From BBC May 11, 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

If “The Christophers” is to be believed, art that tries to imitate a certain style is little more than hollow, emotionless posturing.

From Salon Apr. 17, 2026

Bragging, threatening, and posturing are all frowned upon.

From Slate Apr. 13, 2026

He drops the formal posturing and leans close, the smugness rolling off him so thickly that I think I’ll choke on it.

From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir




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