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Burnham cannot enter a contest without first becoming an MP and earlier this year, he was blocked by the party's ruling body from standing in the Gorton and Denton by-election.
From BBC • May 10, 2026
“It’s very frustrating,” Doncic said between Games 1 and 2, standing with his hands in his pockets, pained to report that he wasn’t close to returning, five weeks into his eight-week return-to-work timeline.
From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2026
I find Salmon being what he calls a “night-walker,” standing in the kitchen, filling a glass with water.
From Slate • May 10, 2026
Kim’s young daughter joined the inspection on Thursday, standing behind her father as he met with navy sailors and dined with the crew on the destroyer.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026
Around the gate, every chair is full, and passengers for the next outgoing flight are standing shoulder to shoulder as those deplaning from mine grumble into the makeshift lounge.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
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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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