stand between

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"No-one can stand between me and home," he states in the trailer.

From BBC • May 5, 2026

As the dust settles on her unexpected candidacy, political observers are assessing Raman’s prospects — both her strengths and the obstacles that stand between her and the mayor’s office.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 2026

New Zealand posted 215-7 after being put in to bat thanks to a century stand between openers Seifert, who hit 62 off 36 balls, and Devon Conway, who struck 44, in Visakhapatnam.

From Barron's • Jan. 28, 2026

Furthermore, it aims to centralize supervision of market infrastructure, such as central counterparties, which stand between buyers and sellers of financial instruments to mitigate risk.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 4, 2025

“Why don’t you stand between Emma and me, and you can go back and forth between looking at both of these computers with us. You might see something we miss.”

From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix