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  • past participle of stand.
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stood

[stood] / stʊd /




Example Sentences

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Energy Information Administration calculates that China’s strategic reserves stood at about 1.4 billion barrels of oil late last year.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

As of Tuesday afternoon, the death toll from provincial sources contacted by AFP stood at 41.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

Last month Brady, who has worked with Sullivan for decades and also appears as Lord Sugar's assistant on BBC One's The Apprentice, stood down from her vice-chair role with five games of the season remaining.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

South Korean officials said over the weekend that they stood ready to intervene to curb excessive volatility and speculative trading.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

Frabwick stood and the chair came with him, wedged onto his backside.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman



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