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  • present participle of stand.
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standing

[stan-ding] / ˈstæn dɪŋ /




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The findings challenge a long standing view of how visual signals travel through the retina and may help explain how we detect faint objects or see in low light.

From Science Daily Jul. 14, 2026

Natalie was described by her family as a "gentle and thoughtful young woman standing on the threshold of adulthood"

From BBC Jul. 13, 2026

And you don’t have to be standing on the banks of the Kenai River to smell something fishy.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 12, 2026

“I definitely would not be standing here without her, so thank you,” Linda said, blowing a kiss skyward.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 12, 2026

At lunch one day, looking through the thin curtain, I thought I saw a figure standing just outside in the alley.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

That’s helped the Dodgers, who own the best record in the majors, create separation in the standings.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 3, 2026

If teams in the third-place standings finish level on points, the rankings are then decided by goal difference.

From BBC Jun. 25, 2026

Their wait could last three full days, until the teams jostling in the standings wrap up group play on Saturday.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 25, 2026

Parsons said it was important to make the coaching change with 19 games remaining and a chance to move up the standings.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 22, 2026

Luma logged on to the Tornado Cup website to check the standings.

From "Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference" by Warren St. John




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