stood for
Example Sentences
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Some counselors, with straight faces, swore that the A in A&W stood for “alcohol.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
“Beloved Jackie showed us resilience and strength and the beauty of nature and how she stood for what we all want to believe,” said Patricia Hiscox of Long Island, N.Y.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
That definition stood for decades, notably surviving a 1995 Supreme Court case focused on the protection of old-growth forests for spotted owls.
From Barron's ● Jul. 14, 2026
Yet to our mind the remarkable news of this anniversary is that our free republic has stood for a quarter millennium and prospers still.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
At school, Oscar always refused to say what his middle initial stood for.
From "Before We Were Free" by Julia Alvarez
