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stænsstance

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stancenoun
standing posture
position, stance, posturenoun
a rationalized mental attitude

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Stancenoun
the mental attitude, position, or approach a person adopts in respect to something.
Stancenoun
(Golf, Baseball) The position of a player's feet, relative to each other and to the ball, when he is making a stroke or at bat.

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stancenoun
The manner, posture, or pose in which one stands.
The fencer's stance showed he was ready to begin.
stancenoun
One's opinion or point of view.
I don't agree with your stance on gun control.
Etymology: Via, from stanza, from stare.

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stance
Stance refers to a person's mental, emotional, or physical position or perspective towards a particular subject, situation, or event. It can also refer to the way in which someone stands, especially when consciously adopted for a specific purpose.

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Stancenoun
a stanza
Stancenoun
a station; a position; a site
Etymology: [OF. estance. See Stanza.]

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Stance
stans, n. (Scot.) a station, site, stand.

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STANCE
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Stance is ranked #144141 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

The Stance surname appeared 115 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Stance.

72.1% or 83 total occurrences were Black.
22.6% or 26 total occurrences were White.

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British National Corpus

Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'stance' in Nouns Frequency: #1953

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Numerology

Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of stance in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of stance in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of stance in a Sentence

Bob Kroll:
If [the players] are going to keep their stance, all officers may refuse to work there.
Ted Cruz:
My stance on immigration has been consistent.
Antonio Barroso:
The good result of the extreme-left Left Bloc will force the Socialists to harden their stance towards the government, which does not bode well for political stability over the medium term.
Donald Trump:
He has very much toughened his stance because he was losing.
Marjorie Taylor:
David Hogg's David Hogg, david Hogg can't say one word because David Hogg can't defend David Hogg stance.

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stance#10000#13169#100000

References

^ Princeton's WordNet
http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=stance
^ GCIDE
https://gcide.gnu.org.ua/?q=stance
^ Wiktionary
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Stance
^ ChatGPT
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^ Webster Dictionary
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stance
^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=stance
^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html
^ Usage in printed sources
https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=stance

Translations for stance

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وضعيةArabic
postoj, názor, pohledCzech
Haltung, Positur, point de vue, Einstellung, Verhältnis, StandpunktGerman
στάσηGreek
posturaSpanish
روش ايستادن - طرز ايستادنPersian
asenne, näkökanta, asento, asennoituminen, kantaFinnish
posture, attitude, positionFrench
seasamhScottish Gaelic
मुद्राHindi
punto di vista, posizione, postura, opinioneItalian
立場, 態度, 姿勢Japanese
opinie, houding, standpuntDutch
standpunkt, kroppsholdningNorwegian
stanowiskoPolish
postura, posiçãoPortuguese
pozițieRomanian
взгляд, поза, стойка, отношение, позиция, положение, точка зренияRussian
kroppsställning, ståndpunktSwedish
duruşTurkish
quan điểmVietnamese
姿態Chinese

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a deliberately offensive act or something producing the effect of deliberate disrespect

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