stand firm
idiom
: to refuse to change a decision, position, etc.
The judge stood firm in her ruling.
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Others echoed the sentiment, encouraging her to stand firm.
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Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 29 Dec. 2025
Mortgage rates are never easy to predict accurately, but Zillow’s predictions typically stand firm.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Dec. 2025
And Hussein said the community will stand firm and united.
—Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2025
Lawmakers do not expect the results of Friday’s vote to be any different, as progressive Democrats urge their more centrist counterparts to stand firm on their fight to include Obamacare subsidies.
—Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 7 Nov. 2025
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Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 29 Dec. 2025
Mortgage rates are never easy to predict accurately, but Zillow’s predictions typically stand firm.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Dec. 2025
And Hussein said the community will stand firm and united.
—Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2025
Lawmakers do not expect the results of Friday’s vote to be any different, as progressive Democrats urge their more centrist counterparts to stand firm on their fight to include Obamacare subsidies.
—Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 7 Nov. 2025
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“Stand firm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stand%20firm. Accessed 6 Jan. 2026.
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