Stood
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We used to say STD, which
stood
for sexually transmitted disease, but it was changed recently because STI is a more medically accurate term, and taking away the big scary word "disease" helps decrease stigma.
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In all three cases, local leaders were willing and able to make peace, the international community
stood
ready to help them negotiate and implement an agreement, and the institutions have lived up to the promise that they held on the day they were agreed.
And what he
stood
for was unity, the unity of the family; he's the father of us all.
But it's not just what he
stood
for, it's what his message was.
For me the policing
stood
for power to correct, power to prevent and power to detect.
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