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- noun Plural form of
standby .
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Examples
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One of my standbys is white beans, baked with olive oil, garlic, sage, tuna, and lemon juice.
Recipe: Baked White Beans with Tuna and Sage (Φασόλια με Τόννο και Φασκόμηλο) Laurie Constantino 2007
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One of my standbys is white beans, baked with olive oil, garlic, sage, tuna, and lemon juice.
Archive 2007-11-01 Laurie Constantino 2007
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In fact, you can search for stopword standbys like a and www and also get results, though none as dramatic as a search for the.
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My lighter, mostly vegetarian diet means that my standbys are a far cry from my mom's-a typical week for me might include veggie burgers, whole-wheat noodles with peanut sauce, and bean stew (in the winter) or grilled fish (in the summer).
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Other days all they get are a couple of "standbys," when
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Other days all they get are a couple of "standbys," when
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Other days all they get are a couple of "standbys," when
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Other days all they get are a couple of "standbys," when
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Other days all they get are a couple of "standbys," when
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"keep the hounds at bay" community service programs, but otherwise limit their production to bare bones standbys, meaning News, Weather, and Sports.
Beachwood Reporter Beachwood Reporter 2010
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