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upstanding

[uhp-stan-ding] / ʌpˈstæn dɪŋ /


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

From Barron's • Jan. 23, 2026

Jim Palmer, an upstanding and righteous pitcher and broadcaster, may understand the hypocrisy of baseball’s new embrace of gambling, but it’s still a narrow issue for him.

From Salon • Jun. 13, 2025

On the surface, Muhammed Asif Hafeez was an upstanding individual.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2025

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

But like the crack of doom, the headwaiter’s voice rang out: “All be upstanding for Her Royal Highness, the Duchess of Cheddar Gorge!”

From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck




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