standing
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"I could see they were both standing there, but that was it," Lady Donaldson said.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
Dressed in a white top, pink skirt and matching shoes, Williams arrived on court to cheers and a standing ovation from the capacity crowd in the Andy Murray Arena.
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026
He drew a standing ovation when he continued: “Now, as every single piece of that past and journey gets dug up, litigated and weaponized, you have my back.”
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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