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It requires admitting that the law is not standing outside these systems neutrally observing them.
From Slate • May 8, 2026
At those prices, “you’d better laugh, give it a standing ovation, applaud, put it on Yelp and Google—the whole works,” said producer and theater communications executive Jay Michaels.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026
He told jurors that when he first spotted Elena-Lopez standing in the aisle, he thought the suspect was holding a gun.
From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026
"If I don't use glyphosate to ripen the standing crop before harvest, I have to use more diesel to burn, to dry the crop", he said.
From BBC • May 6, 2026
Jonah’s standing next to him, at the head of the bed, still giggling at something that must have been hilarious.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
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Vocabulary of the Summer Olympics
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Civilizations and Peoples of the Fertile Crescent, Lessons 3–4
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