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attitudes

noun

plural of attitude

as in stances

a general way of holding the body had the ramrod straight attitude of a man who had spent all of his life in the military

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Recent Examples of attitudes The survey does not isolate young men or measure political attitudes. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2026 Those figures describe guest attitudes at the time, not necessarily current preferences. — Ashley Lynch, Kansas City Star, 16 Oct. 2026 In Cannes, MarediModa will present David Shah’s Spring/Summer 2028 trend-forecasting program for beachwear, bodywear and athleisure, each with five distinct fashion attitudes inspired by music and cultural subcultures. — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026 But whereas the liberal shift in Egypt was especially pronounced in attitudes toward secular politics, in Turkey the largest shifts toward liberal views related to views of gender equality and expressive individualism. — Mansoor Moaddel, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2026 Barriers to healthcare Financial pressures are also changing employees' attitudes toward seeking healthcare, shaping their views on retirement and affecting their performance at work, the survey found. — Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026 The blend, like how Serj and I sing together and how our personalities are so different, and our voices are so different, and our attitudes even are so different—AI would never in a million years guess that would work. — Steve Appleford, SPIN, 15 Oct. 2026 More generally, franchises’ attitudes toward player contracts have changed. — Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 15 Oct. 2026 Polls are best when measuring attitudes over time to help inform us of how Americans are feeling and thinking about key issues. — Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 13 Oct. 2026

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The future of data center opposition With Pennsylvania’s gubernatorial election coming up next month, candidates’ stances on data center development could further scramble traditional partisan divides.

— Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2026
Governments around the world are hardening their AI stances as more agentic hacks breach critical systems.

— J.D. Capelouto, semafor.com, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of stances

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Mogwai, who would make their debut the year after Beat was released and with whom Bowery Electric would share a bill, would crouch in similarly unassuming and tense postures and use them to spring out and scare the bejeezus out of people.

— Sadie Sartini Garner, Pitchfork, 4 Oct. 2026
Alice and Gemma really don’t seem to get along, and neither seems inclined to back down from their hostile postures.

— Keith Phipps, Vulture, 19 Aug. 2026

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