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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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  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. Dennis Wiersma:

    The Netherlands is a country of freedom, one that stands for the equal value of men and women, gay and straight people, black and white people, those who support these values, will feel at home in the Netherlands. But those who do not, do not belong here.

  2. Mishi Choudhary:

    We are delighted by the regulator's recognition of the irreversible damage that stands to be done to the open Internet by allowing differential pricing.

  3. Greg Gutfeld:

    He is unifying us. Because we are all getting really, really sick of being told we are a bunch of racist rubes. He has gotten to the point where he is actually inviting outside consultants to tell us that we suck. It is all part of his greater pernicious attitude towards America, we can no longer think we are exceptional because that is racist and xenophobic. Even patriotism stands out as an anomaly. The flag is racist, apple pie is racist. We have seen the stories. ‘America last’ is our penance for being ‘America first.’.

  4. Katie Yoder:

    If Hollywood stands for diversity -- if Hollywood stands for all women -- then it needs to include all female voices, it needs to include women that can be classy without being crude ; women who adhere to values and human dignity – maybe even ones who pray. Right now, Hollywood sends the message that only one kind of woman exists. One kind of woman is valued.

  5. Matt Czuchry:

    I love his moxie. I love his strength. I love that he stands up for the little guy, and also the character felt very different for me than when I played Cary in ‘The Good Wife’ or Logan in ‘Gilmore Girls.’.

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