stand for
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And far-right Senator Pauline Hanson said "violence against any elected representative, whoever they are and whatever they stand for, is never acceptable in Australia".
From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026
This time round, with speculation about whether the current mayor will stand for a fourth term, the Conservatives sniff a chance.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
They stand for something bigger than themselves, but they also stand for themselves.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
When it was time to take a stand for Black people, he didn’t ask for permission, because he was already empowered to do so.
From Salon ● Sep. 29, 2026
He was living the great paradox of the early American republic: What was politically essential for the survival of the infant nation was ideologically at odds with what it claimed to stand for.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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