stand aside
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"I'm saying if there's an investigation taking place at the moment in any other circumstances a person in that position would be asked to stand aside while that was taking place," he said.
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026
“Central banks have a responsibility to safeguard the stability of the whole system. We cannot stand aside and assume that technological progress will resolve these questions on its own.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
The voting rights advocates, led by the League of Women Voters, had urged the court to stand aside.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
When you see armed and masked law enforcement coming for someone you care about, do you stand aside?
From Salon ● May 13, 2025
Under it all some part of his mind was beginning to stand aside; he was going behind his curtain, his wall, looking out with sullen stares of contempt.
From "Native Son" by Richard Wright
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