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stand up

[stand-uhp] / ˈstændˌʌp /






















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The only way to beat a bully is to stand up.

From Slate • May 18, 2026

Proverbs 31:8 reminds us to stand up for those who can’t speak for themselves.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

I deserve justice, which is why I stand up and face unbearable public scrutiny in the name of a greater good — a world where predators are not in power.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

Fox, as a result of her brain injury, “has had to start all over again” and learn to swallow, eat on her own, stand up and walk and talk, Lucas said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026

I started to stand up, but I couldn’t—I tilted.

From Each Little Bird That Sings by Deborah Wiles




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