standing still
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The researchers found no differences in energy consumption when the birds were standing still.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026
If you want to imagine time standing still, start at Burke’s Canoe Trips, which has been renting canoes and kayaks for decades.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
But standing still is no guarantee of safety either: One woman’s hem got caught in the teeth of an escalator.
From Salon ● Jul. 14, 2026
"So, we're going to look to strengthen because we know that teams around us are going to get better. If you're not trying to continually evolve and improve, you're standing still."
From BBC ● May 28, 2026
Thus they wandered for some five minutes, standing still, listening, clanking, crouching, creeping, peering, walking on tiptoe, and occasionally making a chance swipe behind their hacks.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
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