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[stand-point] / ˈstændˌpɔɪnt /


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A White House official told ProPublica that Greenland is “critical from the standpoint of U.S. national security” and “we are very optimistic that we’re on a good trajectory” in the diplomatic talks.

From Salon Sep. 16, 2026

"There are ways and means, on the technical standpoint, to put this type of technology under control, but it's not sufficient," Patrice Caine said at Thales's UK tech conference in London.

From Barron's Sep. 14, 2026

“From an investor standpoint, you want them to be the first one to achieve that because it’s such a massive advantage for the company to have,” Lee said.

From MarketWatch Sep. 11, 2026

The White House is persistently re-evaluating what it is willing to live with from a political standpoint.

From BBC Sep. 4, 2026

“A lot of them know now how much worse it was than Hiroshima. So I’ve got to put something about it in my book. From the official Air Force standpoint, it’ll all be new.”

From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut

The constitutional court said back in 2001 that "as time passes, the relative importance of standpoints and positions of people in a totalitarian state certainly has not vanished, but it has definitely decreased".

From Barron's Feb. 20, 2026

"From medical and economic standpoints, therefore, it seems reasonable to give these patients a CSF analysis in the first instance unless there are specific medical reasons to indicate otherwise," says Brendel.

From Science Daily Nov. 25, 2024

Some ResumeBuilder etiquette survey respondents mentioned other topics of interest, including “what conversation isn’t acceptable,” that “discussion of political standpoints and/or religion is discouraged” and that every person should be treated “equally and fairly.”

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 16, 2024

Did you find that any of your ideas or standpoints changed from the time you started to the upcoming publication of “Monsters”?

From Seattle Times Apr. 18, 2023

From legal and political standpoints, what happened to Emmett Till was all but swept under the rug for almost fifty years.

From "While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement" by Carolyn Maull McKinstry




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