stand for
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Following the MPs' expenses scandal in 2009, Rantzen announced she would stand for parliament in Luton South.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
And a Black athlete empowered to stand for Black people is an athlete who should expect to be persecuted, like Curt Flood, whom Kaepernick mentioned.
From Salon ● Sep. 29, 2026
Blom’s conclusion could stand for the series as a whole.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
“Don’t try to smooth your voice out. They may hate what you stand for and what you’re saying, but you want them to know it’s you on TV.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026
A single wedge, for instance, could stand for 1; 60; 3,600; or countless others.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
