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stand

[stand] / stænd /






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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

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

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

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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