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fifth position

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noun

Ballet.
  1. a position similar to the first position, but with one foot in front, the heel and toe of the front foot adjacent to the toe and heel of the back foot.


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But she produced the goods in her second run of two, scoring 86.50 to qualify in fifth position.

From Barron's ● Feb. 19, 2026

World number two McIlroy carded four birdies and a bogey in a third-round 68 at Dubai Creek Resort on Saturday to lie in fifth position on five under par.

From BBC ● Jan. 17, 2026

But it slipped to a fifth position this year, partly due to the upcoming court case, the journalist association's Finnish branch said.

From Reuters ● Aug. 25, 2022

The fifth position, which qualifies for an international playoff against an Asian team, is still up for grabs.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 24, 2022

Cleopatra has for its fifth letter a P, and in the Cleopatra cartouche in the fifth position is the same square.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

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