How to Use take a stand in a Sentence
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But the case is likely to increase pressure on the high court, as well as state courts, to take a stand.
—Noah Bierman, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2023
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Fat Joe is the latest to take a stand against the lack of price transparency in healthcare.
—Jade Gomez, People.com, 3 Oct. 2024
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That set the stage for the convention, at which moderates planned to take a stand.
—Marsha E. Barrett / Made By History, TIME, 15 July 2024
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In the Thirties, leftists had pushed the guild to take a stand on such issues as the Spanish Civil War.
—Nick Bowlin, Harper's Magazine, 30 Mar. 2024
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Sweeney, who wore a Marine veteran's hat, beseeched the group to take a stand.
—The Arizona Republic, 18 Jan. 2024
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The lengthy mobilizations with no clear end in sight have led a growing group of women to take a stand.
—Yuliya Talmazan, NBC News, 20 Jan. 2024
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To take a stand at this World Cup has become an act of subversiveness.
—Nancy Armour, USA TODAY, 27 Nov. 2022
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For companies that take a stand, the benefits are clear.
—Leeatt Rothschild, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
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That didn't sit right with us since, from the beginning, it's always been our value to take a stand against the tampon tax.
—Elizabeth Gulino, refinery29.com, 18 Oct. 2023
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Or whether employees from red states even want their employers to take a stand.
—New York Times, 7 May 2022
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Why wouldn’t the United States take a stand for one of the movement’s representatives?
—Timothy McLaughlin, The Atlantic, 4 Nov. 2023
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These artists transform garbage into garb to take a stand 4 eco-friendly ways to keep pests out of your yard Forests as 'carbon offsets'?
—Environment, 10 May 2022
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Mahra is hardly the first female relative of Sheikh Mohammed to take a stand that counters the emirate’s norms.
—Anika Arora Seth, Washington Post, 19 July 2024
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In 2009, William & Mary’s board did acknowledge that the college had failed to take a stand against segregation during the Jim Crow era.
—Brandi Kellam, ProPublica, 5 Sep. 2023
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Instead, governments around the world should take a stand on this matter of principle.
—Lobsang Sangay, Foreign Affairs, 6 Nov. 2023
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Skinner then implored Biles — widely considered to be the greatest gymnast of all time — to take a stand against the bullies.
—Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 6 Aug. 2024
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The marathon aims to raise awareness about mental illness and addiction and take a stand against mental health stigmas.
—Ashley Soebroto, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Mar. 2023
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One company promising to take a stand against these fraudsters is Bureau.
—David Prosser, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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In the early years of the Trump presidency, Peterson would call her lawmakers from the car to object to Trump’s policies and plead with them to take a stand.
—Sarah Ellison and Greg Jaffe, Anchorage Daily News, 7 Aug. 2023
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Fence-sitting nations are being cajoled and pressured to take a stand against Moscow.
—Karen Deyoung, Washington Post, 29 Sep. 2022
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Surveys show that a large majority of young people want brands to take a stand on social issues.
—Kim Elsesser, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2023
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Netanyahu declined for several weeks to take a stand on Ben Gvir’s proposals.
—Sufian Taha, Washington Post, 9 Mar. 2024
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The Senate has scheduled a procedural vote for the bill on Thursday, which will force lawmakers to take a stand on the issue ahead of November.
—Jessica Dickler,kate Dore, Cfp®,ana Teresa Solá, CNBC, 31 July 2024
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But she also has been criticized as too cautious and unwilling to take a stand on hot-button issues.
—Maria L. La Ganga, Los Angeles Times, 22 July 2024
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But the authors of this plan had decided to take a stand against the sort of real estate speculation that strangles supply and drives up housing prices.
—Max Kim, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2023
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Whatever the cause, and however feeble, watching Ben and Louise take a stand was a satisfying update for McNairy, who's a fan of the 2022 version.
—Mike Miller, EW.com, 13 Sep. 2024
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That’s why Tagovailoa needs to take a stand and watch, instead of participating in training camp’s practices.
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 24 July 2024
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Robert Smith is far from the first musician to take a stand against Ticketmaster, but his desire to advocate for concertgoers goes back to 1978.
—Jade Gomez, People.com, 14 Oct. 2024
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Uranus in Gemini pushes us to put away the swords and instead use our Mercurial communication skills to take a stand.
—Lisa Stardust, refinery29.com, 19 Dec. 2024
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Members of Congress who were too fearful to take a stand allowed fringe elements to engage in destructive tactics that brought the government to a standstill.
—Charlie Dent, CNN, 1 May 2022
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