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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

When prolonged forward head posture changes the information coming from these sensory receptors, it may interfere with balance and coordination during everyday activities.

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

He tried to straighten his posture on his mount, but his belly soon tugged him back down to a slump.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri

Germany and Europe need to rethink our defensive postures.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026

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

Géricault created the impression of motion through contrasting the postures of his figures.

From "The Annotated Mona Lisa" by Carol Strickland and John Boswell

"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

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

Lesnar entered the cage and the fighters postured and pushed each other in some made-for-TV entertainment.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 9, 2022

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

Jesse Watters, a stalwart of the network’s macho posturing, has spent weeks gushing over El-Sayed with an almost comical bewilderment.

From Salon ● Oct. 8, 2026

By throwing a naive character into this environment, what were you aiming to expose about the difference between posturing around these subcultures and the lived reality of them?

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 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

It was all a bunch of ridiculous posturing about who was hood and who was cheese.

From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah


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