stance
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Khmara credited Zelensky's "firm stance" on the issue, judging that it was "bearing fruit".
From Barron's ● Oct. 24, 2026
Should regulators in Southeast Asia take the same stance as Taiwan, Uber may have to carve out the Foodpanda business in the region or sell its Grab stake, Mittal adds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
Years later, he softened his stance saying Kaepernick should "get another shot" to play in the NFL.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026
Written with an unmistakably Caribbean verve and snappy, conversational meter, Carrero defines his stance on Cuba in no uncertain terms.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026
The pitcher looks at the batter’s stance and how they hold the bat from one angle, and the catcher takes note of the batter’s swing from a different one.
From "Fast Pitch" by Nic Stone
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The combination of these stances became known as “fusionism” in the 1960s, so antithetical did some hold them to be.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
Yet they took unambiguous stances in favor of Macklemore’s Palestinian advocacy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
Those stances were reflected in Monday’s trading action, with chip stocks getting hit hard and software stocks rallying to stage their best relative performance in history.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026
Turk's stances have earned him sharp criticism from several governments, notably Russia and Israel.
From Barron's ● Jul. 24, 2026
She also took other progressive stances, like making a point of using her own full name—Elizebeth Smith Friedman—instead of the more common and acceptable form, Mrs. William F. Friedman.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
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Jim Burke's Academic Vocabulary List
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The SAT: Language of the Test, List 6
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The Language of Standardized Tests, List 4
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