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upstanding members of the community
a fine, upstanding woman who deserves to be nominated to the state's highest court
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At this point, the strategy is either to bid the full $25,000 or not bid at all; throwing in an arbitrary number would raise too many eyebrows among a team that is so concerned about being upstanding players.
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Lisa Kwon, Vulture, 24 Jan. 2024
The upstanding Uber driver opened up about his personal life during dinner and revealed that his daughter Myra was in chemotherapy.
—Zoey Lyttle, Peoplemag, 6 June 2024
Smart people making upstanding choices makes for boring television.
—Alexis Soloski, New York Times, 14 May 2024
Here, though, Putin is given way more than his due: glamorized as a shy, upstanding mayor corrupted by Berezovsky and his plutocratic ilk.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2024
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Lisa Kwon, Vulture, 24 Jan. 2024
The upstanding Uber driver opened up about his personal life during dinner and revealed that his daughter Myra was in chemotherapy.
—Zoey Lyttle, Peoplemag, 6 June 2024
Smart people making upstanding choices makes for boring television.
—Alexis Soloski, New York Times, 14 May 2024
Here, though, Putin is given way more than his due: glamorized as a shy, upstanding mayor corrupted by Berezovsky and his plutocratic ilk.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2024
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“Upstanding.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/upstanding. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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upstanding
adjective
up·stand·ing
ˌəp-ˈstan-diŋ 
ˈəp-ˌstan-
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