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second position

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noun

Ballet.
  1. a position in which the feet are spread apart and are at right angles to the direction of the body, the toes pointing out.


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Japan's Yuma Kagiyama held his second position to take silver with Sato moving up from ninth onto the podium.

From Barron's Feb. 14, 2026

“Unfortunately, that promoter didn’t respond in time so the commission gave the date to…the second position promoter, which was UFC.”

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 15, 2023

New Zealand began the day in second position in the group, but Norway moved above them thanks to a convincing 6-0 victory over the Philippines.

From BBC Jul. 30, 2023

Alonso, who had challenged Hamilton for second position throughout much of the race, was hit by Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz on the first corner of the restart.

From Seattle Times Apr. 2, 2023

Not quite to second position port de bras.

From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day

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