standing still
Example Sentences
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Alphabet stock is nearing a $5 trillion market cap—and the Google parent hasn’t gotten there just by standing still.
From Barron's • May 19, 2026
Maruthappu believes the bigger risk is standing still.
From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026
And it felt like time was standing still, even though you would think that there would be a sense that we were rushing.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 2026
This is the paradox of dancing in the age of short-form video: Even as slick choreographed routines proliferate on TikTok and Instagram and YouTube, spawning mimics and viral trends, more concertgoers are standing still.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 31, 2025
What I cared about was that finally Jane Forbes was standing still and facing me and talking to me.
From "Crash" by Jerry Spinelli
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