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The boldness of these aspirations is accentuated by Mr. Woolfson’s candor about how far we stand from achieving any of them.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
“If Flores is dissolved, it’s not going to be easy to stand up this same set of programs.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
She warned some fires become so intense that, despite the deployment of aircraft and ground crews, firefighters stand "no chance".
From Barron's ● Jul. 24, 2026
"There are no seats so if there's someone who is less able to stand, if they're old, if they're injured, if they're disabled, it's not a good experience," she says.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
I choose three more tiles from the bag to replace the R and two E’s I just used and arrange them on my tile stand.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
With her long hair tied back in a ponytail, a white top, beige jacket and wide-legged jeans, she stands out in an industry dominated by men in suits.
From Barron's ● Jul. 24, 2026
Instead, traffic stands at 50%, including 7 million barrels a day of rerouted pipeline for flows increasingly vulnerable to Red Sea disruption.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026
Fed chair Kevin Warsh isn’t saying much about where he stands, and recent economic indicators could push the Fed’s rate-setting body to either hold rates steady or raise them.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
A security guard stands to the side of the pair.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
He stands back from his clattering invention, arms folded, watching with pride.
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
Miles said the song was inspired by a visit with his family to Raymond Island where the colourful Eastern Rosella stood out to him.
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026
China’s AI computing power stood at around 14% of the U.S. in 2025, research house Bernstein estimated.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
After the royal couple took their seats an 18-strong Royal Scottish National Orchestra Youth Chorus entered, stood among the garden paths, and sang God Save The King.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
The school also plans to add a plaque to the facility that denotes that it stands on the ground where Brian Kennedy Field once stood.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
A young boy stood by the side to explain the action and show with a pointer the different figures that were coming on stage.
From "Adventures of Don Quixote" by Argentina Palacios
“I am not clear ... how the review for the president being in good standing was conducted,” Weber said in an interview after Morales’ yearly assignment was announced.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
He is now standing trial on terrorism charges before a federal court in Buffalo, in northwestern New York.
From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026
Bale said people standing near her started to use her group as markers, with one asking her to stay in place while she went to the bathroom so she could find her boyfriend.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
Sir Chris is a long standing member of the Labour Party.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 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
