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Trainer Ben Davison, criticised for not withdrawing Wardley sooner in their first contest, stood poised with a towel in his hand as his fighter survived to the bell.
From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026
At his wedding he stood with ramrod military posture as guests scrawled wishes on his vest.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
These records stood in stark contrast to conditions at the opposite pole, where Arctic sea ice was undergoing a steep decline.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026
Bass, for instance, oversaw the reappointment of McDonnell’s predecessor, Michel Moore, shortly after her election and stood by him for a year before Moore’s abrupt resignation in early 2024.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
I stood blinking in the center of the room.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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