stand between
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The assailant still appears agitated, and the teacher, an older man, continues to stand between the two and shouts “stop” and “calm down” at the agitated student.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
They won an important toss and rarely ceded the advantage of a 317-run opening stand between Tom Latham and Devon Conway.
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026
In the background, a no war, no peace stand between the U.S. and Iran continues, but investors increasingly focus on economic data.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 12, 2026
New Zealand posted 215-7 after being put in to bat thanks to a century stand between openers Seifert, who hit 62 off 36 balls, and Devon Conway, who struck 44, in Visakhapatnam.
From Barron's ● Jan. 28, 2026
“Absolutely. These Nexus-6 types...they’d roll all over us and mash us flat. You and I, all the bounty hunters—we stand between the Nexus-6 and mankind, a barrier which keeps the two distinct. Furthermore—”
From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick
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