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standing still



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"Cars drive about five percent of the time. Ninety-five percent of the time they are standing still in a car park somewhere," he explained.

From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026

"So, we're going to look to strengthen because we know that teams around us are going to get better. If you're not trying to continually evolve and improve, you're standing still."

From BBC • May 28, 2026

Johnson’s strongest competition only returned to the course after standing still for 15 minutes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 8, 2026

And it felt like time was standing still, even though you would think that there would be a sense that we were rushing.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 2026

He followed Highway 99 north, running so fast, the cars seemed to be standing still.

From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan




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