stand up
Example Sentences
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It has decided to stand up for its First Amendment rights and to push back.
From Slate • Jun. 2, 2026
Brinkema barred the justice department from taking any steps to stand up or operate the fund - including processing or dispersing claims - until a preliminary hearing on 12 June.
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026
“But all these people have stood behind me and I’m going to stand up for them. I need to make sure they are made whole. I can’t walk away.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
"People will win in the end. No authoritarian government can stand up to a united people -- and we are united," said another protester, 59-year-old chemist Irakli Nanadze.
From Barron's • May 26, 2026
When she tried to stand up, her legs went wobbly and she fell down again.
From "Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes" by Eleanor Coerr
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