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upstanding

[uhp-stan-ding] / ʌpˈstæn dɪŋ /


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The aftermath leads to revelations about her private life and the secrets of the supposedly upstanding adults in her world.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026

No one was hurt, she scrubbed the thought from her head and became the upstanding moral citizen she is today.

From Salon ● Apr. 3, 2026

Local leaders and families are ordered to identify those they recognise as upstanding citizens.

From Barron's ● Jan. 23, 2026

A top-notch campus alone does not produce academic achievement — and, conversely, a brilliant teacher and an assiduous student in a one-room schoolhouse can make for an upstanding education.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 23, 2025

“Now, now, children,” he said, “what are two upstanding young creatures like yourselves doing in a place like this?”

From "The Reader" by Traci Chee




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