standby
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"Like everyone else, we're on standby, vehicles ready and a backpack packed. All we can do is wait," he said.
From Barron's ● Jul. 13, 2026
Should I risk going on the standby list for the flight I was rebooked on, or just cancel that nonguaranteed flight to get a refund?
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 23, 2026
Israeli officials had been on standby for possible strikes, one person said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026
It’s why I always have my hot sauce on standby.
From Salon ● Jun. 13, 2026
Neeley ordered the old standby, chocolate soda, and Katie and Evy chose plain vanilla ice cream.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
Rock’s commercial struggles in the streaming era may also be spurring fans of the genre toward old standbys.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 3, 2026
It’s lighter than some Italian-American standbys, but no less satisfying — the flavor comes forward with every twist of the fork, sharp and indulgent in equal measure, a little citrus perfume in every mouthful.
From Salon ● Dec. 18, 2025
Since their mainstream emergence in 2022, A.I. apps have been a point of concern for game workers like visual artists, software engineers, and voice-over standbys.
From Slate ● Jul. 30, 2024
An additional juror was sworn in as an alternate, and the process of finding five more standbys will continue on Friday.
From BBC ● Apr. 18, 2024
The opera, with its old standbys, and its novelties dressed up to suit a little theatre, and produced at pretty long intervals, is no consolation.
From The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 02 Masterpieces of German Literature Translated into English. in Twenty Volumes by Francke, Kuno
