stand up with
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“You’ve got to look at what was the total impact of this person, what was the total impact of this organization over 45 years—and I’ll stand up with mine against anything.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 30, 2025
Edebiri grew up performing at her parent’s church and would often perform stand up with her friends at open mics when she was in high school.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 13, 2023
But that shot, a Moore header in the 14th minute, went in and Hinojosa made it stand up with eight saves in a 1-0 win in Amanda Cromwell’s final game as coach at UCLA.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 14, 2023
"I'm very proud that I can stand up with the best young people in China and speak out for everyone," said Cheng.
From Reuters • Nov. 30, 2022
All the Lindas and Betsys, Pollys, Peggys, and Sallys of Lexington were clamoring to stand up with him.
From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes
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