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Back in 2019, standing on that Dongguan campus with white marble horses rearing in front of a French neoclassical facade, Huawei’s defiance felt like a genuine statement of strength.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026
One might assume that if these bias response teams were so insidious and widespread, there would be other cases in which students had been unfairly targeted by public universities, providing a clearer instance for standing.
From Slate • Jun. 2, 2026
Some are standing on the rim, seeing the canyon for the first time and topping off a water bottle before continuing their trip.
From Science Daily • Jun. 2, 2026
Oldman thought for a moment and replied: “I think I’m standing on it.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026
Different areas of the cortex let you recognize letters in a book or faces in a crowd, or know whether you are standing upright.
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
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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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