standing
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Rubio’s remarks received a standing ovation from the audience of European dignitaries.
By combining fresh telescope data with more than a decade of archived observations, scientists were able to test and refine long standing theories about how the most massive stars end their lives.
From Science Daily
Do they give standing ovations to middle relievers?
From Los Angeles Times
Speaking at Venue Cymru in Llandudno on Friday, Badenoch thanked members and officials for standing by the party in Wales, adding: "I know its not an easy time for Conservatives here."
From BBC
In the end, “nobody remains standing except Mao, armed with ideological conviction.”
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
