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withstand

[with-stand, with-] / wɪθˈstænd, wɪð- /


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Withstand it, and you might listen to “The Star-Spangled Banner” on the medal stand, as those four American men did.

From Washington Post • Jul. 26, 2021

"Withstand you?" echoed Garnache, frowning into the face of this fat man, who had risen also, brought to his feet by excitement.

From Saint Martin's Summer by Sabatini, Rafael

Withstand them to the face wherever they are to be blamed.

From The Whence and the Whither of Man A Brief History of His Origin and Development through Conformity to Environment; Being the Morse Lectures of 1895 by Tyler, John Mason

Withstand thy will at the beginning, and unlearn an evil habit, lest it lead thee little by little into worse difficulties.

From The Imitation of Christ by Benham, William

Withstand ye, with perfect assurance, the flood of trials and calamities, through the power of His Highness, the Almighty.

From Tablets of Abdul-Baha Abbas by `Abdu'l-Bahá




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