standby
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A vet was on standby, along with an ambulance in case the divers were attacked by Bukangi.
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026
From rescue volunteers to tradespeople, being on standby means preparing for situations they cannot always predict.
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026
Fans started lining up outside Lincoln Center at 3 a.m. a couple of weeks ago for a chance to score standby tickets for the movie’s New York Film Festival premiere.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026
Fresh flowers, another old standby, endure as a suitable host gift—if you get them from a local florist, not a corner store, and go with seasonal varieties.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
Which one of them would be the standby flier who’d rush up to the counter and ruin Angela’s life?
From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
If I want Thai, I’d probably do Toi on Sunset, which is one of my old standbys.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026
Becoming a content creator has officially elbowed out old standbys like doctor and astronaut as the job that Gen Z and Gen Alpha most aspire to have.
From Salon ● Aug. 30, 2026
Rock’s commercial struggles in the streaming era may also be spurring fans of the genre toward old standbys.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 3, 2026
Since their mainstream emergence in 2022, A.I. apps have been a point of concern for game workers like visual artists, software engineers, and voice-over standbys.
From Slate ● Jul. 30, 2024
"They were maistly a' auld standbys, auld married men that ought to have had mair sense."
From The Bow of Orange Ribbon A Romance of New York by Theo. Hampe
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