stand up
Example Sentences
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“I got into it because I was a mom who saw too many families being ignored, too many classrooms falling behind, and too many elected officials unwilling to stand up for our kids.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026
It has decided to stand up for its First Amendment rights and to push back.
From Slate • Jun. 2, 2026
“Are we going to be able to stand up from that?’
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026
"People will win in the end. No authoritarian government can stand up to a united people -- and we are united," said another protester, 59-year-old chemist Irakli Nanadze.
From Barron's • May 26, 2026
Easily able to stand up to standard-sized chickens in mixed flocks.
From "Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer" by Kelly Jones
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