standing by
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“Don’t you know?” asked Anna Deurloo, standing by me on the shore.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
Baez seemed unbothered by others standing by watching.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
I applaud you for standing by your decision to give half of this house to your brother.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 24, 2026
Another widely shared one shows prominent protester Nkosikhona Ndabandaba, popularly known as Phakel'umthakathi and who has 1.4 million followers on Facebook, approaching a man standing by the roadside and asking him his nationality.
From BBC ● Jun. 16, 2026
An old woman was sitting in a chair and a robot was standing by a mirror.
From "The Wild Robot Escapes" by Peter Brown
