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stood up

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past tense of stand up

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to withstand scrutiny and gain acceptance or approval a hypothesis that won't stand up to close analysis

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Recent Examples of stood up Both women stayed down for a while, then stood up and exchanged blows to dualing crowd chants. — Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026 Big Ten commissioner Tony Petitti chose to avoid making direct comparisons between his league and the SEC but stood up for his teams that landed outside the CFP. — The Athletic College Football Staff, New York Times, 31 July 2026 She's also stood up for Caitlin Clark when some, uh, jealous opponents have gone after her with overly physical fouls or altercations, which instantly increased her popularity among Clark's massive fan base. — Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 31 July 2026 But after the actors were done eating the wings of death, the pair stood up to shoot promotional material with host Sean Evans. — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 24 July 2026 The former McKenzie Brother stood up and received a standing ovation. — Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 24 July 2026 Soon after, cheering and clapping filled the auditorium before the man mimicking the president stood up, holding a sign for TrumpAccounts. — Paloma Chavez, PEOPLE, 23 July 2026 The intelligence community even stood up a special Foreign Malign Influence Center in 2022 to fight those activities in real time. — Josh Meyer, USA Today, 17 July 2026 Nearly five years ago, the district attorney of Onondaga County, William Fitzpatrick, stood up in court and excoriated his county’s decision decades earlier to prosecute Anthony Broadwater for the rape of author Alice Sebold. — Joaquin Sapien, ProPublica, 17 July 2026

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Tyler Guyton worked exclusively as the starting left tackle while Nate Thomas rotated in with the second-team group.

— Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 July 2026
Basiratmand worked in information technology for nearly 34 years and worked for a company that was a Microsoft partner.

— Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 30 July 2026

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