stand up
Example Sentences
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“I got into it because I was a mom who saw too many families being ignored, too many classrooms falling behind, and too many elected officials unwilling to stand up for our kids.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026
“Are we going to be able to stand up from that?’
From The Wall Street Journal • 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
What does all this do to the good people who want to stand up and now feel that to go on the record in any investigation—in any prosecution ever—is to put themselves in the crosshairs?
From Slate • May 26, 2026
I wished that we could help them, that I could stand up and fight shoulder to shoulder with the men who stood for freedom, but, of course, I couldn’t.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
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