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stand up

[stand-uhp] / ˈstændˌʌp /






















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“Are we going to be able to stand up from that?’

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 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

"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

“Let’s stand up for congressional oversight as a unified Senate.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

“Could you stand up there? We can do it like we did last time, get a shot of you like this and one in the costume.”

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny




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