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
When you see armed and masked law enforcement coming for someone you care about, do you stand aside?
From Salon ● May 13, 2025
Two weeks ago, he filed a brief urging the court to stand aside and allow him to make a deal with TikTok’s owners.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 10, 2025
Asked about a Sunday Times report that Ms Abbott was among Labour MPs offered peerages by the party to stand aside, Ms Cooper replied: “I don’t know anything about that”.
From BBC ● Jun. 2, 2024
Well, stand aside and maybe we’ll come back to you.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
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