stand around
Example Sentences
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Mortgage rates stand around 6.1%, down from about 6.9% a year ago.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026
While a Wednesday rate cut is baked in, the odds of another quarter-point reduction in borrowing costs in January stand around 20% and barely get above coin-flip territory through the first half of next year.
From Barron's • Dec. 10, 2025
He can be seen holding his right leg, apparently in pain as multiple federal agents stand around and a crowd gathers.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 23, 2025
The pound also rose in reaction to the news, to stand around $1.22.
From BBC • Jan. 15, 2025
‘You ought not to stand around like this. Go on upstairs and throw me down your clothes. Louis will run over them with a hot iron.’
From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers
