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stand-downs

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I was in the armed forces when we had some very significant stand-downs.

From Slate • Feb. 26, 2021

The Pentagon did not define whether stand-downs pausing regular activity across the U.S. military might last minutes or hours, or what commanders would do during that time to express opposition to extremism.

From Reuters • Feb. 3, 2021

He said a decision by the Tasmanian government on Thursday morning, to force visitors to the island from the mainland to go through 14 days of quarantine, meant more stand-downs.

From The Guardian • Mar. 18, 2020