stand still
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Ari, it’s like when you’re in traffic—the one thing you can’t do is stand still.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
With these falling token prices, Kedrosky calculates that frontier model companies must achieve 400% annual unit growth “just to stand still financially,” he said.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 1, 2026
"If we hang back and stand still this will just run right over the top of us," he said in the speech at the University of Sydney.
From Barron's ● Jul. 15, 2026
Spielberg believes the Earth can stand still again, and that this time, we can get it right.
From Salon ● Jun. 13, 2026
I couldn’t make myself stand still; an awful fear vibrated through my body.
From "Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High" by Melba Pattillo Beals
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