can't stand
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“If I can’t stand up here and answer a tough question, then I have no business running the state.”
From Slate ● Oct. 23, 2026
This was a rare appearance for the first lady, who many assume can’t stand her husband.
From Salon ● Oct. 22, 2026
“I can’t stand it to think my life is going so fast and I’m not really living it,” he tells Jake early in the novel, before the fiesta, before a lot of things.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
"He can't stand not being the center of attention. So this may spark him to be even more aggressive," Lichtman told AFP.
From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026
“I mean I understand. You think Susie is a monster. But I can’t stand to see people, or animals, or even monsters, in pain.”
From "Root Magic" by Eden Royce
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