stand
Example Sentences
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Regrettably, as things stand, we are not in a position to employ newly qualified paramedics this year.
From BBC
VK says Max will soon integrate so many services that it can stand in for the internet itself.
He hasn’t explicitly given an order to pull the U.S. out of the alliance that has stood for more than three-quarters of a century, the officials said.
She had been due to stand as a regional list candidate in Central Scotland and Lothians West in next month's election.
From BBC
As it currently stands, road use fees fall short of fully funding roadway systems in most states already, and governments are currently diverting funds from other sources.
From MarketWatch
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
