standing

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Firstly, while you are standing there pouting, our opponents are racing to their basket with a five-on-four advantage.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

But its public debt – standing at more than 130% of the total annual size of the economy - is high.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

While Pozen is standing by his Big Tech names, he also thinks the market is ready for the next phase of the AI rally—companies that actually use AI to grow their businesses.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

A six-minute egg is soft, custardy, a little luxurious — something you eat with toast, standing at the counter, yolk pooling gold across the plate.

From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026

All like me standing with their faces to the wall.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom