can't stand
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“If I can’t stand up here and answer a tough question, then I have no business running the state.”
From Slate ● Oct. 23, 2026
This was a rare appearance for the first lady, who many assume can’t stand her husband.
From Salon ● Oct. 22, 2026
The people who know him best tend to use the same words to describe Hassabis: brilliant, relentless, so ferociously competitive that he can’t stand losing a game of foosball.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
"I really can't stand it when my four leaders are called 'veterans'", he said earlier in the tournament.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
Apologizing means admitting you’re wrong—something I can’t stand doing, not one bit.
From "King and the Dragonflies" by Kacen Callender
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