- present participle of position.
positioning
Britishnoun
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"Our positioning is key, both with and without the ball," he said.
From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2026
Flick stressed the importance of positioning and organisation as they prepare to contain Mbappe, although Vinicius Jr will be missing for the visitors through suspension.
From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2026
The city was also “reinforcing protective sand berms, preparing pumps and tide valves and positioning resources in flood-prone areas,” officials said on social media.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2026
“We had expected light institutional positioning to support strong risk/reward into 3Q earnings. The reaction function the past 2 weeks suggests the bar for sentiment is higher than we anticipated,” he said.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026
Most of the barrio’s women had put in some time dusting, washing the floors and walls, sprinkling agua florida all over, positioning wreaths, bathing Don Berto and laying him out in his box.
From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago
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