There was a group of youths standing on the street corner.

有一群年轻人站在街角。

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She glimpsed a group of people standing on the bank of a river.

她瞥见一群人站在河岸上。

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You can still have cake day, but don’t guilt someone into standing in front of the group if she doesn’t want to.

你们当然仍然可以分享生日蛋糕，但是，如果“寿星”不想站在众人面前，也不要勉为其难，让人家产生负罪感。

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If that decision had been made by a standing group of experts instead of an ad hoc group, it would have drawn less scrutiny.

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Juan Valenzuela was gunned down in a drive-by shooting while standing with a group of friends.

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What it seems to boil down to is this: being left out of the loop is perceived as a signal that one has low status or standing in the group.

FORBES: The Hidden Dangers of Leaving Someone Out of the Loop