stand for
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And far-right Senator Pauline Hanson said "violence against any elected representative, whoever they are and whatever they stand for, is never acceptable in Australia".
From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026
Along with its Irish heritage, Fontaines D.C.—the initials stand for “Dublin City,” which is where the group came together—had two qualities that made it distinctive.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
Uefa president Aleksander Ceferin will stand for a fourth term as head of European football's governing body.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
They stand for something bigger than themselves, but they also stand for themselves.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
He was trucked, shipped, and shuttled on the Asiatic Fleet, and finally encamped under palm trees on the Philippine shore, to make his stand for General MacArthur.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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