Noun The two governments are currently in a standoff over who has rights to the land. after two hours they had played to a 5–5 standoffAdjective the client's standoff attitude suggested that this was going to be a strictly business relationship
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Rosen later testified at the January 6 Committee hearings about his own standoff with Trump when Rosen refused to allow the DOJ to be used to legitimize claims of fraud in the 2020 presidential election. Barbara Mcquade, Washington Post, 9 Sep. 2022 The threats stoked fears of a potential military standoff between the U.S. and China, elevating the political visit to the status of a global showpiece. Jennifer Jett, NBC News, 30 Aug. 2022 The Maricopa County Sheriff's Office released partial footage of a standoff between a man, Mario Ruiz Avila and police, which led to a deputy officer shooting Ruiz Avila. Jeremy Yurow, The Arizona Republic, 24 Aug. 2022 Whether or not the couple decides to press charges on each other, the LAPD will still be setting up a crime report due to the severity of the standoff. Thania Garcia, Variety, 2 Aug. 2022 An hours-long, shelter-in-place order in a Fayetteville subdivision was lifted Tuesday afternoon after police entered a home at the center of a SWAT standoff and found a person dead from a gunshot wound, officials said. Henri Hollis, ajc, 19 July 2022 At the root of the standoff is the 12 GHz band, a slice of radio frequencies that are primarily used for services like Starlink and its satellite internet competitor OneWeb. Jackie Wattles, CNN, 23 June 2022 Ricky Shiffer, an armed man who allegedly fired into an FBI office building with a nail gun and was armed with an AR-15-style rifle, was killed following a car chase and standoff with law enforcement officers in Cincinnati yesterday. Shaun Harper, Forbes, 12 Aug. 2022 The Limestone County Sheriff’s Office said one person was arrested Saturday night after a standoff and shooting. William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al, 7 Aug. 2022
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Male aides sometimes stand off to the side, holding the purse of a female lawmaker. Chad Pergram | Fox News, Fox News, 6 Aug. 2022 He was left to stand to stand off to the side of the green as Zalatoris lined up a birdie putt from 14 feet that would have forced a playoff. Steve Dimeglio, USA TODAY, 19 June 2022 The Broadview Heights Planning Commission has approved the new building, which will stand off the west side of Broadview between two existing retail-office plazas. Bob Sandrick, cleveland, 24 May 2022 In 2018, one officer was killed and six more were injured in a two-hour stand off with a suspect who held children hostage in a South Carolina home. Brieanna J. Frank, The Arizona Republic, 13 Feb. 2022 The footage shows the female knock on the victim's apartment door while Cornist and Stone stand off to the side, officials said. Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 5 Dec. 2021 Malliotakis said New Yorkers were being left without a safety net as the city and its firefighters stand off over the mandate.NBC News, 31 Oct. 2021 Keeping to himself in a corner of the ready room before the race, Dressel didn’t sit in the chair reserved for him, choosing to stand off to the side. Alice Park/tokyo, Time, 31 July 2021 Relations between the United States and Cuba had improved under the Obama administration, when the U.S. president and his Cuban peers sought to end the lingering post-Cold War stand off and normalize relations.Washington Post, 12 July 2021 See More