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concur (in)

verb

Definition of concur (in)

as in to stand by

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At a news conference Friday, Bend Police Chief Mike Krantz and others expressed their appreciation for those who did not stand by.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026
Those other members of the press rescued her from the attackers while Israel Defense Forces soldiers reportedly stood by.

— Cameron Peters, Vox, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of stand by

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The ban had been imposed by the central elections committee, a political body dominated by Netanyahu allies, on the basis that the parties supported armed struggle against Israel.

— The Week UK, TheWeek, 18 Oct. 2026
For a government overseeing a population dominated by mobile expats, that created a lot of uncertainty in terms of establishing an economic base that can support a welfare system and basic state infrastructure.

— Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2026

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The work is intended to help transfer specialized nuclear-submarine design knowledge, improve technical coordination and strengthen the industrial capabilities required to build and sustain advanced submarines over their operational lifetimes.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 15 Oct. 2026
Expect winds to be sustained winds of 20-25mph with gusts of 30-40mph possible and humidity low overnight recoveries of 30-35% will drop to 15-20% through the morning.

— CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of sustain

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For decades, the United States favored an international order that forbade wars of conquest, upheld freedom of the seas, maintained a generally open global economy, and allowed populations to exercise democratic rights, even if autocracies remained.

— Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Foreign Affairs, 16 Oct. 2026
In a June ruling, the Supreme Court upheld states' authority to count mail-in ballots received after Election Day, provided they were cast on time and meet state deadlines.

— Sarah Agostino, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of uphold

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The distance from May to October meant that people probably felt a little freer to applaud Busch’s life, without concentrating too much on the details of his tragic and unexpected death.

— Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 10 Oct. 2026
Ormond’s lawyers issued a statement on Thursday applauding the ruling.

— Gene Maddaus, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of applaud

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All this because that was the Ditka look everyone remembers, Saturday Night Live many times spoofed, and NFL films saluted.

— Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2026
The Republican president had courted the Religious Right, even saluting PTL during a convention of televangelists.

— Tim Funk, Charlotte Observer, 6 Oct. 2026

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