standing
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"We've got teams standing by, we've got lawyers standing by, very focused on that. We don't want to let anyone down, we don't want to let anything slip away, and we've seen nothing."
From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026
Only the façade of the building at the corner of Gordon Street and Union Street was left standing after the fire in March.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
“This is personal for us and for many of the incredible individuals standing behind me,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
By tipoff, the market corrected a bit, and a standing room only ticket could be found for a thrifty $5,000—still enough cash to enjoy Hawaii.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
The guy standing a few feet away from me addresses the woman behind him.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
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Vocabulary of the Summer Olympics
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Civilizations and Peoples of the Fertile Crescent, Lessons 3–4
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