standby

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While previous methods depended on high-powered lasers, this effect can be triggered with microwatts of power, far less than what a smartphone uses in standby mode.

From Science Daily • Mar. 27, 2026

Gomina in turn called the quick-reaction force, or QRF, an elite unit on standby for emergencies, to order a counterattack.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

A team in Gibraltar remained on standby in case the connection failed, but it held throughout the procedure.

From BBC • Mar. 6, 2026

Police with riot helmets could be seen on standby near the demonstration, where some protesters marched waving Palestinian flags.

From Barron's • Feb. 7, 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