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"On my third day in hospital, I tried to stand up and I couldn't. The nurses told me not to walk and when you hear that it's a bit of an alarm bell," she said.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
Top AI executives say they want to slow the breakneck pace of artificial intelligence development, but competition, US government reluctance and geopolitical factors stand in the way.
From Barron's ● Sep. 13, 2026
“We stand behind both the rigor of our process and the resulting system,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
The film stars James Rottger and Elle Watson as Cameron and Eilidh - mismatched flatmates who face the prospect of parenthood after a one-night stand.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
So I stand up and reassure her, out loud, that I will not go to the old man’s house.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
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"But, as it stands, we believe these are entirely in line with the law."
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
On the contrary: "That's where I think Sweden stands out. Swedes aren't particularly racist deep down," Sturm said.
From Barron's ● Sep. 13, 2026
When Rybakina notched her first break of the match to seize a 3-2 lead in the first set, Sabalenka responded by angrily launching a ball high into the stands.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026
Meanwhile, he said, Marvell stands to win the market for scale-up optical networking “regardless of how customers choose to build,” given its portfolio of co-packaged optics, near-packaged optics and near-packaged optical components.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 11, 2026
Dad stands and presses his palm against my brow.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
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Katarzyna said she had a hotel room booked until Tuesday, adding: "This building stood like a dark tower last night. It takes you back to Grenfell - a dark building in a sea of light."
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
Two categories stood out as particularly deserving of further investigation: reproductive symptoms, including changes in menstrual cycles, and problems involving body temperature, such as chills and hot flashes.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 13, 2026
He had no problem communicating with coaches and teammates as long as they stood in front of him, where he could read their lips.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026
The massive statue would replace “Infinity,” an abstract stainless-steel sculpture by artist José de Rivera that has stood outside the museum since 1967.
From Salon ● Sep. 12, 2026
At last he stood up, lifted his traveling case from the rack over our heads, and set it on the floor.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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Less than a year later, Pride was standing at second base in Montreal’s Olympic Stadium, doffing his batting helmet to a long-standing ovation he couldn’t hear after doubling in his second big-league at-bat.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026
At times, the standing area closest to the stage resembled an Indian wedding, with fans copying Dosanjh's impressive moves.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
But the court held only that the nonprofit had standing to challenge the state’s subpoena and declined to decide whether the disclosure demand was constitutional.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
An emergency is in the eye of the beholder, they suggest; standing is in the eye of the beholder.
From Slate ● Sep. 11, 2026
At first I thought our train had not come; then I realized that these freight cars standing on the tracks were for us.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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