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  1. standsnoun

    a structure (often made of wood and sometimes temporary) with seats or benches where people can sit to watch an event (such as a game or parade).

Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. STANDS

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Stands is ranked #53204 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Stands surname appeared 389 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Stands.

    50.6% or 197 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
    32.6% or 127 total occurrences were White.
    10% or 39 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
    5.4% or 21 total occurrences were of two or more races.

British National Corpus

  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'stands' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3481

  2. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'stands' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2785

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of stands in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of stands in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of stands in a Sentence

  1. Chris Boyle:

    The Legislative Majority stands firmly behind Law enforcement, and will continue to do everything they can to deter violence against them, it's unfortunate that the County Executive has vetoed this bill that would help to deter the assault, menacing and harassment of police officers and other first responders.

  2. Joseph Palamar:

    What really stands out about flakka is the wacky behavior that is sometimes associated with its use, it is bizarre, and you will see that word, even in medical journals, because there is no other way to describe it.

  3. Pramila Jayapal:

    We have to be able to say this is what Congressional Progressive Caucus stands for, this is what we're fighting for, this is not a litmus test, this is not a purity test, but we do want people to generally be in line with the caucus on votes.

  4. Aimee Edwards:

    Gov. Herbert stands by his actions to cease acting as a pass-through for federal funds to Planned Parenthood, he was offended by the actions of Planned Parenthood and the callousness with which they discussed human life.

  5. Charlie Flanagan:

    It is with great sadness that I confirm that a number of young Irish citizens have lost their lives while a number of others have been seriously injured following the collapse of a balcony in Berkeley, California earlier today, my heart goes out to all the families and loved ones of the deceased and those who have been injured in this appalling accident. My Department in Dublin stands ready to provide all possible consular assistance to the Irish citizens affected by this tragedy.

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