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fifth position

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noun

Ballet.

  1. a position similar to the first position, but with one foot in front, the heel and toe of the front foot adjacent to the toe and heel of the back foot.

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But she produced the goods in her second run of two, scoring 86.50 to qualify in fifth position.

From Barron's

Shaidorov had been satisfied after his fifth position in Tuesday's short programme.

From Barron's

World number two McIlroy carded four birdies and a bogey in a third-round 68 at Dubai Creek Resort on Saturday to lie in fifth position on five under par.

From BBC

India has slipped to the fifth position.

From BBC

KILLINGTON, Vt. — New Zealand skier Alice Robinson led a women’s World Cup giant slalom after the tight opening run Saturday, with Mikaela Shiffrin looming in fifth position.

From Washington Times

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