stand around
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If we weren’t in school, we would drive up Santa Monica Boulevard into Hollywood and we’d stand around and watch them produce the radio mysteries.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
And France’s Kylian Mbappé still doesn’t understand why he was made to stand around for 3 minutes and 11 seconds during a review of an obvious penalty kick.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026
"I asked the two biggest lads to go and stand around Kylian at the end because they were going to chop him down," Deschamps added.
From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026
"The police and officials they've sent here just stand around taking photos and making TikToks," she added.
From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026
“If he was under the Imperius Curse, he’d hardly stand around gossiping about their plans, would he?”
From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling
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