posture
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“Clearly the ‘run it hot’ policy posture is done; not yet time for defensives but quality, value, and yield look prudent,” said the BofA strategists.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026
"My posture is better and I just feel more capable and more confident in everyday life".
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
The deal aimed to "advance understanding within US policymaking institutions" of Abubakar's "leadership posture and policy vision", according to disclosure forms viewed by AFP.
From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026
That’s one of the tics that comes up in his legal writings and in his posture toward everybody all the time.
From Slate ● Aug. 31, 2026
Ekon said nothing in answer, but Koffi snuck a glance at him and thought she saw his muscles relax, saw the slightest shift in his stiffened posture.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
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When the cerebellum is disrupted, people can experience symptoms including painful muscle contractions, abnormal postures, and uncontrollable shaking.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 1, 2026
“Power Ballad” postures like a sincere drama but has the set pieces of a giant slapstick farce.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 28, 2026
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
In a transformation this fundamental, those defensive postures carry real costs.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 18, 2025
The source of the disagreement goes much deeper, however, involving conflicting attitudes toward government itself, competing versions of citizenship, differing postures toward the twin goals of freedom and equality.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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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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There comes a time when one extols cinema’s virtues so fiercely that it feels like posturing.
From Salon ● Sep. 17, 2026
And that’s where the series’ high-value content plays out—not in the battles, not in the political posturing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
Adam Posen, the president of the Peterson Institute for International Economics, said Bessent’s posturing was ill-advised.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 9, 2026
"This isn't about political posturing," Nevada Governor Joe Lombardo, a Republican, said Monday.
From Barron's ● Aug. 24, 2026
Both of the men were rolling up their sleeves, huffing and posturing like a pair of alley cats.
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
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