- present participle of stand.
standing
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You are the only one standing between the parents and this plan.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 2026
Polanski himself did not vote in the debate, having left the conference early to campaign in Holborn and St Pancras, where he is standing to be the MP.
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026
She had a knack for startling images: “a Face of Steel,” a life standing like “a Loaded Gun.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
Finding evidence that baryon cycling was already underway so early may also help explain a long standing mystery involving Population III stars.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2026
In between we were kept standing at rigid attention on the soggy parade ground where we had spent the night.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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City, which sits in first place in the standings, has always denied any wrongdoing and is expected to appeal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
The defeat leaves Real Madrid fourth in the league standings, with Atletico second - five points behind league leaders Barcelona.
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026
But somebody has to win those divisions—and the bizarre nature of the standings is going to lead to a weird October.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
Slovenian Roglic, who rides for Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe, overtook Felix Gall in the standings after the Austrian came home in 25th position, 1:36 slower than his podium rival.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
As the first boats crossed the hundred- meter mark, an announcer aboard the shortwave-radio boat broadcast the standings to the loudspeakers down at the finish line.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
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