stand
Example Sentences
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"History has repeatedly shown that both China and the US stand to gain from cooperation and lose from confrontation," it said.
From BBC
The industry stands to benefit from the crisis in some ways.
Nearby stands Sirocco Tower, the tallest drop-tower ride in the world.
Air travelers standing in line for hours to get through security might wish a pox on all politicians.
Mateus and his 16 siblings—all children of one mother, Rita, who at 90 still lives on her own—grew up on a modest farm where Route 60 now stands.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
