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posture

[pos-cher] / ˈpɒs tʃər /




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The money going into Treasurys is being funded in part by closing out a long-held overweight posture in U.S. equities and shifting to neutral “to manage potential volatility around the AI build-out.”

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026

Avoiding smartphone use before bedtime may also help protect sleep, while regular physical activity and better posture could reduce some of the physical strain associated with prolonged use.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026

Its formless body accommodated slouching, lounging or lying down, selling freedom from both conventional posture and the bourgeois living room.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

However, "a general pause or deliberate slowdown in AI development remains outside the mainstream Chinese policy posture," Oxford China Policy Lab analysts wrote in September.

From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026

A trained elegance shone through even his briefest gestures and steady posture.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros

Fish seeking cleaning services often use predictable postures, such as headstands or tail stands.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 20, 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

The drawings emphasize the allegorical side of Ahab’s monomaniacal hunt, fixing the characters in expressive, statuesque postures.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 2, 2026

In a transformation this fundamental, those defensive postures carry real costs.

From MarketWatch ● Dec. 18, 2025

I focused more closely, trying to pry some clue from their stiff postures.

From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath

“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’ll, of course, make sure that in any event we are postured appropriately for the security of our own country and that of our allies.”

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 21, 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

Police union officials rebuked Mamdani over the comments, accusing him of activist posturing that puts officers in a bad position.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

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

"This isn't about political posturing," Nevada Governor Joe Lombardo, a Republican, said Monday.

From Barron's ● Aug. 24, 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

I’m not afraid: That’s really all I wanted to be able to say, and to say it without posturing.

From "Tradition" by Brendan Kiely


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