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• But the Angels were in no position to convince him to take a day off.
  — Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 13 Sep. 2023
• That reflects a growing belief that the Fed is in no position to ease its foot off the rate-hiking brakes.
  — Hardika Singh, WSJ, 19 Sep. 2022
• After the civil war, the Lebanese state was in no position to finance the rebuilding of Beirut.
  — Abby Sewell, National Geographic, 4 Sep. 2020
• Busy at work and two days away from a trip out West, Ms. Hackney felt in no position to suddenly find a new bank.
  — Laurent Belsie, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 May 2023
• Busy at work and two days away from a trip out West, Ms. Hackney felt in no position to suddenly find a new bank.
  — Laurent Belsie, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 May 2023
• But the couple were in their 70s, living near Fresno, and in no position to start searching.
  — Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2023
• The area was lashed two weeks ago by Tropical Storm Max and was in no position to absorb more rainfall.
  — Jason Samenow, Washington Post, 25 Oct. 2023
• The Cowboys were in no position to absorb Pollard’s loss.
  — David Moore, Dallas News, 6 Mar. 2023
• Within two years, the party’s founders were all in jail or in exile, and in no position to serve as more than radical poster boys.
  — Mark Whitaker, CNN, 1 Feb. 2023
• The state, facing its own $14.5 billion revenue shortfall, is in no position to help.
  — New York Times, 28 Sep. 2020
• After three straight losses, the Bulldogs (4-3) were in no position to coast against anyone.
  — David Woods, The Indianapolis Star, 25 Nov. 2021
• However, the 13th-place Blazers are in no position to take any team lightly.
  — oregonlive, 23 Jan. 2023
• Lemon chimed in, saying Haley was in no position to determine who is in their prime because of her age.
  — Gina Martinez, CBS News, 16 Feb. 2023
• As the state House moved ahead with a plan the Senate approved on Tuesday, Democrats who are outnumbered in both chambers were left aghast but in no position to stop the changes.
  — David Pitt, Star Tribune, 24 Feb. 2021
• But these demands may fall on deaf ears because the government is in no position to offer such perks.
  — Niharika Sharma, Quartz India, 4 Oct. 2020
• But after a three-game losing streak threatened to derail the momentum of Kentucky’s 6-0 start, the Wildcats are in no position to get picky about wins.
  — Jon Hale, The Courier-Journal, 15 Nov. 2021
• Israel is in no position to pay the $50 billion or so that will be needed to repair the damage its military campaign has wrought.
  — Martin Indyk, Foreign Affairs, 20 Feb. 2024
• And, the jail employees were in no position to question the sufficiency of the nurse's assessment of Reece, according to the opinion.
  — Ron Wood, Arkansas Online, 31 Jan. 2023
• Worse, this team's cap situation is always precarious, and the Saints are in no position to take on Rodgers' contract.
  — Nate Davis, USA TODAY, 30 Apr. 2021
• With a dearth of working capital, the micro and small enterprises were in no position to pay and lakhs of workers abandoned small towns and cities to return to their villages.
  — Priya Dharshini, Quartz, 28 Nov. 2021
• Johnson, a speech language pathologist in Arizona who was just a few rows behind the chaos, said the tattooed man was seated and in no position to fight back or defend himself.
  — David K. Li, NBC News, 8 Mar. 2023
• But in its current state, the PA is in no position to take responsibility for governing and policing Gaza.
  — Martin Indyk, Foreign Affairs, 20 Feb. 2024
• But Frontier has its own challenges and is in no position to renew merger discussions with Spirit now, Baker said.
  — David Koenig, Fortune, 18 Jan. 2024
• My daughter-in-law’s extended family members are in no position to help.
  — Amy Dickinson, Washington Post, 14 Dec. 2023
• That’s a position of influence that Russian policy elites would have warned against before Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, but are in no position to thwart now.
  — Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 21 Mar. 2023
• JPMorgan has seized on some of these criticisms of the Virgin Islands government to argue the territory is in no position to sue for damages.
  — Matthew Goldstein, New York Times, 25 May 2023
• To kill three innocent, elderly women that were just absolutely in no position to defend themselves is always going to be a tragedy.
  — Tristan Balagtas, Peoplemag, 17 May 2023
• To kill three innocent, elderly women that were just absolutely in no position to defend themselves is always going to be a tragedy.
  — Tristan Balagtas, Peoplemag, 17 May 2023
• The report acknowledges that states may be in no position to increase funding, given the economic devastation of the pandemic.
  — Natallie St. Onge, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 22 June 2020
• But after the war, Europe was in no position to economically muscle others.
  — Amanda Shendruk, Quartz, 11 Mar. 2022

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024