stand
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Now, after nearly eight months in ICE detention, Vela Gonzalez can barely stand, his loved ones say.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
Social media firms face mounting scrutiny over their use of allegedly addictive algorithms and stand accused of directing users to extreme content to keep them scrolling.
From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026
As a construction worker, Jerry Barton of North Park often found himself perched precariously in high places . . . and he couldn’t stand it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
Twenty years ago, Dambrauskas looked out over the pitch at Old Trafford during one of his job interviews, dreaming that one day he would stand in one of the dugouts.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
When the lamps flickered and dimmed, we would wind back down to the dining room where my bicycle was set up on its stand.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
If your profile says you studied computer science in one place and art history in another, that inconsistency stands out, and these models are good at catching contradictions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
“The Wizard of Oz’s” original Cowardly Lion costume stands alone in the center of a room allowing intimate inspection of its whiskers, ringlets and fur.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
Friday's release of the US consumer price index for August is seen as critical in deciding whether the Fed hikes rates next week or stands put.
From Barron's ● Sep. 7, 2026
The footage, which the FBI had within days of the 2001 attacks, stands in stark contrast to Omar al-Bayoumi's 25 years of denials that he was an extremist and a Saudi spy.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
He stands in the doorway in his tailored suit, arms crossed, watching us.
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
Inside the church, Mladić's coffin was guarded by several men, mainly war veterans, while his wife, son, and grandchildren stood inside receiving condolences.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
“When I read that scene, I stood up, put my iPad down and started doing laps around my dining room table,” Moore remembers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2026
Average prices for regulator gasoline stood at $4.15 a gallon on Monday -- when millions of Americans typically travel by car for the Labor Day holiday.
From Barron's ● Sep. 7, 2026
Among the proteins examined, SET stood out because blocking it had such a strong effect on tumor formation.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 6, 2026
He stood up and gazed at it moodily.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
"Administration after administration has ignored those calling for answers and clarity," Mamadani said, standing next to television host and 9/11 survivor advocate Jon Stewart.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
“The inhabitants of Zvernec have a message for Rama,” she added, standing up a little taller.
From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2026
Israeli activists who support Palestinians shared videos showing various degrees of harassment by Hilltop Youth: standing uncomfortably close to Palestinians, staring, spitting, stopping cars and sitting on the hoods.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026
Jourdane spent his life championing the causes he believed in, such as safe conditions for workers, voting rights and standing up for the oppressed, his family said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2026
I crooked my arm through his, standing close so that I did not have to look at him, loving the sound of his deep rolling voice.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
