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stand

noun as in position, opinion

noun as in base, stage

verb as in be or get upright

verb as in be in force, exist

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Shakir said the crowds were “angry and frustrated” with Trump and billionaire Elon Musk’s apparent grip on government spending, and “urging Democrats to stand up and do something.”

These features would serve as firebreaks, places for first responders to make a stand and refuge for fleeing residents.

When she stood up to him, she said, he divorced her.

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But enabling Trump to stand for a third term would require amending the Constitution to void the 22nd Amendment, which states: “No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice.”

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Her performance restores her character’s centrality, so that not even Mescal at his roaring, shirtless best can threaten her standing.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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