You know, we had the typical lemonade stands and selling cinnamon sticks and things like that.
OZY has reported that 70 percent of Gen Zers believe their lives need to make a difference in the world and 65 percent say it’s important for companies to take a stand on social issues.
This engine, situated off-center, powered the vehicle at a slight angle into the sky, where it moved several dozen meters laterally before descending and coming to rest near the launch stand.
One of the reasons I joined Levi Strauss is that this company has had for its entire 167 years a practice where the CEO is expected to take stands on important issues of the day.
We took a stand on it because it’s ripping the country apart.
To be a liberal, you have to stand up for liberal principles.
And with stand-ups, I remember liking George Carlin and Steve Martin.
Those opposing same-sex marriage are on their heels, and increasingly unwilling or unable to make a stand against it.
Spencer, 27, is variously described as a writer and a stand-up comic.
Another read: “We need leaders who will stand against Common Core.”
She stood, in her young purity, at one end of the chain of years, and Mrs. Chepstow—did she really stand at the other?
But the liberal soul deviseth liberal things, and by liberal things shall he stand.
All bribery, and injustice shall be blotted out, and fidelity shall stand for ever.
It is only necessary to have a zinc, or a galvanized tray on which to stand the glass in an inverted position.
:to cause to stand; set upright; set: Stand the chair by the lamp.
:to face or encounter: to stand an assault.
:to undergo or submit to: to stand trial.
:to endure or undergo without harm or damage or without giving way: His eyes are strong enough to stand the glare.
:to endure or tolerate: She can't stand her father.
:to treat or pay for: I'll stand you to a drink when the manuscript is in.
:to perform the duty of or participate in as part of one's job or duty: to stand watch aboard ship.
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plural stands for 28-49, stands or, especially after a numeral, stand for 50.
:the act of standing; an assuming of or a remaining in an upright position.
:a cessation of motion; halt or stop.
:a determined effort for or against something, especially a final defensive effort: Custer's last stand.
:a determined policy, position, attitude, etc., taken or maintained: We must take a stand on political issues.
:the place in which a person or thing stands; station.
:witness stand.
:a raised platform, as for a speaker, a band, or the like.
:stands, a raised section of seats for spectators; grandstand.
:a framework on or in which articles are placed for support, exhibition, etc.: a hat stand.
:a piece of furniture of various forms, on or in which to put articles: a nightstand; a washstand.
:a small, light table.
:a stall, booth, counter, or the like, where articles are displayed for sale or where some business is carried on: a fruit stand.
:newsstand: The papers usually hit the stands at 5 a.m.
:a site or location for business: After 20 years the ice-cream vendor was still at the same stand.
:a place or station occupied by vehicles available for hire: a taxicab stand.
:the vehicles occupying such a place.
:the growing trees, or those of a particular species or grade, in a given area.
:a standing growth, as of grass, wheat, etc.
:a halt of a theatrical company on tour, to give a performance or performances: a series of one-night stands on the strawhat trail.
:the town at which a touring theatrical company gives a performance.
:hive.
:Metalworking. a rolling unit in a rolling mill.
:Chiefly British. a complete set of arms or accoutrements for one soldier.
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:stand by, to uphold; support: She stood by him whenever he was in trouble.to adhere to; affirm: She stood by her decision despite her sister's arguments.to stand ready; wait: Please stand by while I fix this antenna.to get ready to speak, act, etc., as at the beginning of a radio or television program.to be ready to board a plane, train, or other transport if accommodations become available at the last minute.
:stand down, Law.to leave the witness stand.to step aside; withdraw, as from a competition: I agreed to stand down so that she could run for the nomination unopposed.to leave or take out of active work or service: to stand down some of the ships in the fleet.
:stand for, to represent; symbolize: P.S. stands for “postscript.”to advocate; favor: He stands for both freedom and justice.Informal.to tolerate; allow: I won't stand for any nonsense!
:stand in with, to be in association or conspiracy with.to enjoy the favor of; be on friendly terms with.
:stand off, to keep or stay at a distance.to put off; evade.
:stand on, to depend on; rest on: The case stands on his testimony.to be particular about; demand: to stand on ceremony.Nautical.to maintain a course and speed.
:stand out, to project; protrude: The piers stand out from the harbor wall.to be conspicuous or prominent: She stands out in a crowd.to persist in opposition or resistance; be inflexible.Nautical.to maintain a course away from shore.
:stand over, to supervise very closely; watch constantly: He won't work unless someone stands over him.to put aside temporarily; postpone: to let a project stand over until the following year.
:stand to, to continue to hold; persist in: to stand to one's statement.to keep at steadily: Stand to your rowing, men!to wait in readiness; stand by: Stand to for action.
:stand up, to come to or remain in a standing position: to stand up when being introduced.to remain strong, convincing, or durable: The case will never stand up in court. Wool stands up better than silk.Slang.to fail to keep an appointment with: I waited for Kim for an hour before I realized I'd been stood up.
:stand up for, to defend the cause of; support: No one could understand why he stood up for an incorrigible criminal.to serve a bridegroom or bride, as best man or maid of honor.
:stand up to, to meet or deal with fearlessly; confront: to stand up to a bully.