stand

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Since then Sturgeon has repeatedly said that the police investigation, known as Operation Branchform, was not a factor in her decision to stand down.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

They stand in contrast of each other on the Venice Dell housing development project, which would turn a city lot into 120 housing units for low-income and homeless people.

From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2026

But perhaps its roles stand less in tension than it seems.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

Tory Gavito, the president of Way to Win, a progressive donor network and research organization, told Salon that she sees the autopsy as basically agnostic on what, if anything, the Democrats should stand for.

From Salon • May 22, 2026

We would stand in our ten-deep ranks with our hands trembling at our sides, longing to jam them against our ears, to make the sounds stop.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom