stand aside
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“Central banks have a responsibility to safeguard the stability of the whole system. We cannot stand aside and assume that technological progress will resolve these questions on its own.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
The voting rights advocates, led by the League of Women Voters, had urged the court to stand aside.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
When her departure was announced by Downing Street in October 2024, it included a statement from Gray saying that she had "chosen to stand aside".
From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2025
When you see armed and masked law enforcement coming for someone you care about, do you stand aside?
From Salon ● May 13, 2025
She moved restlessly, afraid to draw away from him too obviously, and yet wanting, with small motions of starting the car, to make him stand aside.
From "The Haunting of Hill House" by Shirley Jackson
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