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standing

adjective as in permanent

Strongest match

Weak match

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“I think we’re standing at the edge of a similar run today,” says Rational Equity Armor Fund portfolio manager Joe Tigay, who lived through the dot-com boom and bust as a floor trader.

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Rogers also hit the bar in the second half before being substitute to a standing ovation after 69 minutes.

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"And therefore it was passed on to Hamas that we were taking a very strong role, or the president was taking a very strong position in standing behind his guarantees and his commitments here."

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And since the audience, which is admitted in groups of 60 at 15-minute intervals, will largely be standing or walking on varied surfaces during the two-hour running time, stilettos are forbidden.

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Even so, Coroneos continued, the track has become divisive, leading some listeners to call for a boycott of Bryan’s music, while others are hailing him as a folk hero standing against government overreach.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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