standdown
- a variation of stand-down.
Example Sentences
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Since the second collapse, there has been restricted communication, so a "standdown of operations" at the mine is in place, the company said.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2025
White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said they also are subject to the standdown.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 7, 2023
Gen. Tony Bauernfeind, head of Air Force Special Operations Command, directed the standdown “to mitigate risk while the investigation continues,” the command said in a statement.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 6, 2023
It said the standdown was expected to remain in place until the investigation has determined the cause of the Japan crash and made recommendations to allow the fleet to return to operations.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 6, 2023
The standdown is significant in that there are fewer than 20 stealth bombers in the entire fleet and the aircraft provides, along with the B-52 Stratofortress, the air leg of the nation’s nuclear triad.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 19, 2022
