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[stans] / stæns /


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Company dancer Lloyd Knight, costumed as the Preacher in “Spring” and captured in a determined stance on a boulder, faces the book’s last page, which quotes Graham: “Dancers are the messengers of the gods.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

He noted that investors had been piling in recently, with a sharp reduction in gross short positions — a bearish stance — combined with fresh buying of long or bullish positions.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

Some of Broadcom’s previous earnings updates have seen the company take an aggressive stance on its chances of eating into Nvidia’s market share in AI chips, but there was little sign of that this time.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

Captain Ben Stokes has warned that players could abandon international cricket if England take a hardline stance on the Indian Premier League.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

Abby asked, already crouched to a ready stance and eyeing our bikes.

From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry




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