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  1. stand and deliververb

    A phrase traditionally used by a highwayman commanding victims to hand over their valuables.

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  1. Stand and Deliver

    Stand and Deliver is a 1988 American drama film based on the true story of high school math teacher Jaime Escalante. Edward James Olmos portrayed Escalante in the film and received a nomination for Best Actor at the 61st Academy Awards. The film was added to the National Film Registry of the Library of Congress in 2011.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of stand and deliver in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of stand and deliver in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of stand and deliver in a Sentence

  1. Attorney Ben Crump:

    It's unfair to ask her to to that, just like the movie' Stand and Deliver,' they want these students to be accountable to them, but this system is not accountable to anybody. ... Well, this time, they're going to have to be accountable as well.

  2. James Mattis:

    What I wanted to do is before I put my reputation on the line... I wanted to know it worked, i needed to have the data, and the best way to do it is to put [ the technology ] alongside what we were doing and have it stand and deliver faster and more accurate results.


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