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noun

plural of stance

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a general way of holding the body a slightly aggressive stance

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Recent Examples of stances Talking policy stances to Iowa fairgoers eating pork chops on sticks. — Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 15 Aug. 2026 Graham Platner’s Nazi tattoo, his antisemitic and anti-Israeli stances, or his communist leanings. — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 14 Aug. 2026 Edelman’s coy framing is an outlier in today’s political environment, when audiences tend to expect clear stances from celebrities and entertainers of all stripes. — Emily McClanathan, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026 He had been asked about the stances of Newsom and his potential successor, Xavier Becerra, the Democratic gubernatorial nominee. — Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2026 My understanding is that -- is that Francesca Hong has made clear her present stances to her electorate. — ABC News, 9 Aug. 2026 Despite its conservative theological stances, the ACK has been among the African Anglican provinces to expand women’s leadership. — Stephanie Triplettall, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 Aug. 2026 Chinese officials have also been taking tougher stances on capital flows out of the country, including banning three cross-border online brokerage firms from the country earlier this year. — Anniek Bao,lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 5 Aug. 2026 While most other European countries are adopting harder-line stances on immigration, Sánchez has taken a different tack. — Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 3 Aug. 2026

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That is a chain of very different tasks and different security postures.

— Venkata Pavan Kumar Gummadi, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
This meant moving outside of the traditional tableau of White House photojournalism—an orator on a pedestal—to show members of the press in postures of alertness or repose.

— Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 24 July 2026

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The home is in a historic neighborhood that reflected post-World War II Los Angeles’ embrace of mid-century modern building design and mid-century, West Coast modern attitudes about race, class and equality.

— Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 15 Aug. 2026
The cast share the characters’ disparate attitudes toward queerness.

— Emma Sarappo, The Atlantic, 14 Aug. 2026

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