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stand up

[stand-uhp] / ˈstændˌʌp /






















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Ruso liked to stand up on his hind paws to hug people using his front paws, Reyes said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

Another protester, a 32-year-old Kosovar immigrant who gave his name as Kobe, said his own experience of war made him want to "stand up today and not let history repeat" itself.

From Barron's ● Oct. 10, 2026

As the play’s narrator says of Augustus, “he can stand up to a glare, / but he doesn’t know his own heart.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

Egotism reigns in our modern world, and only those brave enough to stand up to it can impede its rule.

From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2026

Buzz lifted the sleeping bag so that he could stand up.

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone


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