stand still
Example Sentences
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Nor can the U.S. afford to stand still while competitors advance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 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
"I say I don't know. Technology is changing so fast. But we can't just stand still and sleep here. We have to move forward to see what we are capable of doing."
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 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
Whether it’s wife or nation they occupy, their mistake is the same: they stand still, and their stake moves underneath them.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
