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- verb Present participle of
grandstand .
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Examples
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Now this is what I call grandstanding-on-steroids.
McCain: Sorry, Five Joint Appearances With Obama Just Won't Do It 2009
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Yes Susan, we understand, you and Joe L. grandstanding is far more important than get this nut firmly convicted of murder under the UCMJ.
GOP Senator threatens Obama administration with subpoenas 2010
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This is simply political grandstanding from the obstructionist party, but I certainly don't know why this is even newsworthy.
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This is simply political grandstanding from the obstructionist party, but I certainly don't know why this is even newsworthy.
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More political grandstanding from the party of no ideas!
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After all, the impulse for political grandstanding is not purely an American one …
Soft, Geeky Power 2009
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Populist grandstanding is not really a real policy per se.
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Everyone except the idiots in Congress know the country can't afford the multiple trillions of dollars their grandstanding is going to cost.
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"As we mourn the loss of an American legend, political grandstanding is not what we need right now!"
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Just more grandstanding from the same administration that brought us to the brink of disaster.
Ridge: Terror suspect doesn't deserve 'full range' of rights 2009
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