- present participle of position.
positioning
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Scientific and commercial voyages can yield data about natural resources awaiting below melting ice caps and information for positioning nuclear-armed submarines.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
He can earn through clean sheets, defensive contributions, assists and goals, while his attacking positioning makes him much more than a conventional full-back.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
“The market does not need a huge new fundamental shock to move quickly from here. It may simply need the next catalyst to hit the wrong part of the positioning map.”
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 13, 2026
It’s all about positioning for who can get into the runoff, and once they are there, anything can happen.
From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026
The opening words of Antony’s funeral oration in Julius Caesar are, covertly, an ethos appeal par excellence: a positioning of the speaker with relation to the crowd.
From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith
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