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position with regard to conditions and circumstances claims that the country's defense posture is weak

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Recent Examples of posture The Houthis have said the change in posture is a response to a fragile ceasefire agreement taking hold in Gaza. Shannon K. Kingston, ABC News, 22 Jan. 2025 Sticking to the current policy of strategic ambiguity is the best posture. Meredith Wolf Schizer, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025 At times, this posture will derive from prolonged oversight, as was true here. Ian Parker, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025 To avoid straining your muscles from bad posture, try sitting and standing straight and keeping all your joints at a 90-degree angle. Kelly Burch, Verywell Health, 15 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for posture 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for posture
Noun
  • The resilience of the U.S. economy and the relative deceleration in inflation has allowed the Federal Reserve to assume a patient stance on monetary policy.
    Jeff Cox, CNBC, 30 Jan. 2025
  • After addressing a multitude of additional issues, such as his views on Covid-19, chronic diseases and autism, he was further questioned on his financial interests and shifting stances regarding public health.
    Alexandra Banner, CNN, 30 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • The whole situation was captured on Amazon’s Take Us Home documentary.
    Caoimhe O'Neill, The Athletic, 3 Feb. 2025
  • Voltaire's announcement about elections and his take on the security situation got immediate pushback in Port-au-Prince, where other politicians cast doubt on the possibility of holding a vote when the capital is still overrun by gangs.
    Jacqueline Charles Miami Herald (TNS), arkansasonline.com, 2 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • My jokes are Mike Franks’, my attitude is Mike Franks.
    Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 25 Jan. 2025
  • Regarding distribution prospects in India, Churi expressed optimism about changing audience attitudes.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 25 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • If your goal is to build a unicorn, don’t waste energy and resources chasing first mover status or merely achieving a product-market fit.
    Dileep Rao, Forbes, 27 Jan. 2025
  • President Donald Trump’s plans to cut taxes, impose hefty tariffs on key imports and deport millions of immigrants who lack permanent legal status have generated unusual uncertainty about the course of the economy, inflation and interest rates.
    Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 27 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • The Giants signed Rogers to the three-year deal before the 2023 season.
    C. Trent Rosecrans, The Athletic, 30 Jan. 2025
  • The Prime Video deal comes as Lionsgate continues to license the studio’s annual portfolio of feature films, its TV slate, its Starz original programming and the wide sale of media content to broadcast, cable, SVOD, AVOD and FAST platforms worldwide.
    Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Jan. 2025

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“Posture.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/posture. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.

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