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positional

American  
[puh-zish-uhn-uhl] / pəˈzɪʃ ən əl /

adjective

  1. relating to, regarding, or dependent on position.

  2. unmoving or moving very little.


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Even when the formal training ramped up, they developed individual skills before narrowing their focus to positional expertise.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 10, 2026

To investigate the idea, the researchers developed what they describe as a "lineage-based model of scalable positional information."

From Science Daily Jun. 25, 2026

This process, known as positional re-specification, is an important part of development.

From Science Daily Jun. 17, 2026

It can only be used for positional offside and not for subjective calls, those which require interpretation around whether a player has interfered with an opponent without touching the ball.

From BBC Jun. 2, 2026

Surprisingly, after only eleven moves, he’d almost magically built a positional advantage.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

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