stand for
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And far-right Senator Pauline Hanson said "violence against any elected representative, whoever they are and whatever they stand for, is never acceptable in Australia".
From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026
Infantino will stand for re-election as Fifa president for a third time in March, and as yet no credible candidate has emerged to challenge the Swiss-Italian.
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026
They stand for something bigger than themselves, but they also stand for themselves.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
When it was time to take a stand for Black people, he didn’t ask for permission, because he was already empowered to do so.
From Salon ● Sep. 29, 2026
“This trip was to be a bus ride there and a bus ride back, with one hour popping your head into an audition and an important stop at a T-shirt stand, for me.”
From "Better Nate Than Ever" by Tim Federle
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