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- verb Present participle of
pose .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun (photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
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Examples
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When you already know that the answer is always “smaller government”, the real challenge is in posing the problem. raylward Says:
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It is the literary term describing fictional writing that self-consciously and systematically draws attention to its status as an artifact in posing questions about the relationship between fiction and reality, usually, irony and self-reflection.
Writer Unboxed » Blog Archive » AUTHOR INTERVIEW: Ara 13, part one 2009
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Lewis, who said he felt personally betrayed by Spohn's story, said there is no evidence that Spohn broke military law or Air Force regulations in posing as a POW.
The Right Stuff 2010
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Sarah Palin posing in black running shorts and a red fleece on its most recent cover.
Geithner: Everything’s peachy. Really. - Moe_Lane’s blog - RedState 2009
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But service members interested in posing a question to Mullen will have to do their recording on their own time.
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"Piers has made his name posing tough questions to public figures, holding them accountable for their words and deeds," said Klein.
Piers Morgan To Host CNN Interview Show Starting In January 2010
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"Piers has made his name posing tough questions to public figures, holding them accountable for their words and deeds," CNN/US President Jon Klein said.
Piers Morgan To Host CNN Interview Show Starting In January 2010
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"Piers has made his name posing tough questions to public figures, holding them accountable for their words and deeds," CNN/U.S. president Jon Klein said in the announcement, noting Morgan is a "natural fit" with Anderson Cooper -- and with Eliot Spitzer and Kathleen Parker, whose new 8 p.m. show, "Parker Spitzer" will be Morgan's lead-in.
CNN finally confirms Piers Morgan is the new Larry King 2010
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Allergic reactions are inappropriate, but otherwise normal responses of the immune system to substances that it identifies as posing a threat.
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TMP, Mystery Solved! — why was McCain posing in front of a photo of Walter Reed Middle School (located in North Hollywood, California)?
GHibbs commented on the word posing
My adjectival use: 'The rain fell on the posing bride.'
August 23, 2011