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"So we feel like this is differentiated enough to really stand out," says Bahl.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026
In both movies, the background characters are designed to stand as the spirit of intolerance and repression.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
But staging her to stand in front of one of the many animatronic butterflies that lined the stage in such a way that it looked like she had angel wings was … a choice.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026
Consumer-goods companies have tried to roll out higher-quality fare to stand out among increasingly cautious shoppers and compete with retailers’ store brands.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 22, 2026
To reach it we had to stand on the bottom level, haul ourselves up, and then crawl across three other straw-covered platforms to reach the one that we would share with—how many?
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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A large study involving approximately 7,500 people suggests that eating a healthy diet may help slow biological aging, and there is no single eating plan that stands above all others.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 21, 2026
I was in the stands, a 9-year-old Yankee fan.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
A cafe sign stands over Garberville, Calif., which is flanked by the South Fork of the Eel River.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026
The second session started two and a half hours late in front of almost empty stands after fan areas closed because it was the early hours of the morning.
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026
She opens my door for me and stands there.
From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy
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The men I stood shoulder to shoulder with at Rawhide mostly paid that tax their whole lives.
From Salon ● Oct. 22, 2026
The following weekend, almost 200 miles west, a middle-aged man stood near the stage at the start of another El-Sayed appearance and shouted a reference to the Quran and Bible.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
However, one insect stood out as an exception.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 22, 2026
"I am deeply grateful to everyone who has stood by my mother and me. I believe your voices helped make this moment possible," his Facebook post said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026
Three days after we got there I answered the front door knocker and there stood Karel, coal dust from the train trip still speckling his shoulders.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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When Grace finally sets all of America’s alliances aflame, Todd remains standing by her side.
From Salon ● Oct. 22, 2026
However, he posted images accompanying his Facebook post which appeared to show him standing outside the Myanmar embassy in London.
From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026
In a draft of its shunto negotiation strategy released Thursday, the organization emphasized the need for Japan to restore its international wage standing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
Prime Minister Andy Burnham has asked ministers to develop a plan to remove standing charges from gas bills.
From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026
And then I was standing in a line at a customs shed and the sign on the little station building said NIEUWERSCHANS.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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