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: the position of the feet of a golfer or batter preparatory to making a swing
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: the position of both body and feet from which an athlete starts or operates
Examples of stance in a Sentence
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Expansion advocates have rejected that stance as a false choice.
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Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 26 Apr. 2024
The stance from TikTok and ByteDance is setting up a battle between the technology companies and U.S. lawmakers over the future of the video app, known for its addictive never-ending scrolling.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 26 Apr. 2024
During the 2022 cycle, Porter hammered Baugh on those campaign violations, as well as his antiabortion stance.
—Julia Wick, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2024
Every politician, college president, and public intellectual claims to be in favor of free speech, a stance that is about as brave as being in favor of puppies and ice cream.
—Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2024
Experts saw the results of the voting Sunday as an indicator of how strongly the public supported Mr. Noboa’s stance on crime.
—Genevieve Glatsky, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2024
And this stance makes sense because of the demographic makeup of the NBA fan base.
—TIME, 19 Apr. 2024
This measured stance that embraces both innovation and responsible development is prudent.
—Victor Riparbelli, Fortune Europe, 17 Apr. 2024
In October, a federal jury in Kansas City challenged this stance and found that the association and several brokerages had purposefully inflated real estate commissions and ordered them to pay $1.8 billion.
—Nick Rosenberger, Idaho Statesman, 15 Apr. 2024
Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 26 Apr. 2024
The stance from TikTok and ByteDance is setting up a battle between the technology companies and U.S. lawmakers over the future of the video app, known for its addictive never-ending scrolling.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 26 Apr. 2024
During the 2022 cycle, Porter hammered Baugh on those campaign violations, as well as his antiabortion stance.
—Julia Wick, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2024
Every politician, college president, and public intellectual claims to be in favor of free speech, a stance that is about as brave as being in favor of puppies and ice cream.
—Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2024
Experts saw the results of the voting Sunday as an indicator of how strongly the public supported Mr. Noboa’s stance on crime.
—Genevieve Glatsky, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2024
And this stance makes sense because of the demographic makeup of the NBA fan base.
—TIME, 19 Apr. 2024
This measured stance that embraces both innovation and responsible development is prudent.
—Victor Riparbelli, Fortune Europe, 17 Apr. 2024
In October, a federal jury in Kansas City challenged this stance and found that the association and several brokerages had purposefully inflated real estate commissions and ordered them to pay $1.8 billion.
—Nick Rosenberger, Idaho Statesman, 15 Apr. 2024
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“Stance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stance. Accessed 1 May. 2024.
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