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He chaired the Securities and Exchange Commission during Trump's first term, where he largely took a pro-business stance but brought enforcement cases against the nascent crypto industry.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
In a Friday post on X, Pope Leo took a definitive stance separating human capabilities from those of AI.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026
The Death Penalty Information Center, a think-tank that does not take a stance on the death penalty, lists 64 botched executions since 1982, 51 of them lethal injections.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
He disagreed with the stance of environmental groups that imposing more drastic water cutbacks is the answer.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
I might have thought of my teacher and her techniques—square stance, straight back, dropped jaw.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
Yet they took unambiguous stances in favor of Macklemore’s Palestinian advocacy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
About the closest they’ll come to heterodoxy is keeping silent about various unpopular stances associated with the party.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
Kettner has remained bullish on stocks since 2023, as other rival Wall Street analysts have taken more cautious stances.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026
But there’s another reason successors like Graham often adopt their male predecessors’ stances: political expedience.
From Slate ● Jul. 24, 2026
We take our stances at opposite sides of the circle, feet apart and arms spread wide.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
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The SAT: Language of the Test, List 6
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