- present participle of stand.
standing
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In this case, the National Trust, a private nonprofit organization, plainly lacks the standing mandated by the Constitution.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
Muhammad Rizwan: Showed some fight in making 41 in Pakistan's second innings but should have at least tried standing up to the stumps to Muhammad Ali when Brook was batting.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
That leaves the rail project standing as a symbol of South Korea's lonely push for peace.
From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026
Injuries sufficient to support standing must be concrete and particularized, not generalized grievances.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
I can’t let the mayhem shock me into standing still.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
Joseph Paintsil scored the only goal of the match, giving the Galaxy a 1-0 win that allowed them to earn three points in the Western Conference and climb to 10th place in the standings.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026
The top 50 in the FedEx standings now head to Bellerive Country Club in St Louis for next week's BMW Championship.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
In addition to the purse money awarded in each race, a points system will be used to pay out bonuses from a $5 million prize pool based on the final standings.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 8, 2026
She earned 3,731 points across the four events to top the standings heading into Wednesday's second day of the competition and, with a 49-point advantage over O'Dowda, looked to be in pole position for gold.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
It won’t hurt our record in the league or affect our standings as we head into tournament season a few weeks from now.
From "Fast Pitch" by Nic Stone
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Civilizations and Peoples of the Fertile Crescent, Lessons 3–4
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