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The manner, pose, or posture in which one stands.

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#1·Apr 27, 2026

The manner, pose, or posture in which one stands.

The fencer’s stance showed he was ready to begin.
Origin: From , from (compare modern ), from , from , from , ultimately from . The word is cognate with and a . The verb is derived from the noun. Compare typologically (cognate via PIE). Also see position, posture. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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  • “What is your skate stance? (mine is goofy) also image unrelated, its my cat”

    — r/GenAlpha· Apr 2026
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#2·Apr 27, 2026

A place to stand; a position, a site, a station.

Peter Gammons told me Yaz switched his stance every year, but [[w:Cal Ripken Jr.
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  • “Pope Leo marks first year as outspoken Catholic leader challenging Trump and injustice The pontiff’s increasingly vocal stance has attracted criticism from Mr Trump after speaking out against the US-Israeli war on Iran © Reuters”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “dual daggers have been my recent fixation. Seeing just how many hits I can get it with its power-stance movset is fun with how many multi-hits it has.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Fifth of UK universities publicly embrace ‘political neutrality’ | Campaigners suggest refusing to take a stance on contentious issues may be the best way to navigate new free speech requirements www.timeshighereducation.com/news/fifth-u...”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “After meeting Streeting about the suicide of her trans daughter, @alicemydaughter.bsky.social has written to him about his stance on trans rights”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Council set to agree partial stance on next Erasmus+ www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-euro...”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
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#3·Apr 27, 2026

One's opinion or point of view.

Stance and gait are best examined with the patient barefoot; meaningful findings can be obtained only if the patient has enough room to walk in. The testing of stance and gait often provides important clues to the type of disease process…
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  • “Of course Lenin's stance meant, in effect, war, and the german's rapid advance...”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Of course this stance meant, in effect, war, and the german's rapid advance...”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Your stance seems to be that since we don't have 100% renewables in the space of 10 years, it can't be done. Globally, renewable energy production has now exceeded coal energy production in 2025. ember-energy.org/latest-insig...”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Oh that’s an excellent stance Pluto 👏👏🐶🐾😘”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “It is the affiliate links that get me. It is hard to take a stance on labor rights or corporate power seriously when the profit model is still tied to an Amazon storefront.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
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