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bench

[bench] / bɛntʃ /
NOUN
furniture for sitting
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Appeared in the January 8, 2026, print edition as 'Judge Dugan Leaves the Bench'.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 7, 2026

This piece was originally published in the Behind the Bench newsletter on state constitutional law.

From Slate • Dec. 29, 2025

“Vending Bench reflects one of the things we were hoping to really shift with this model and push on, which is improved tool use and improved planning,” she said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 22, 2025

Central BID, who are behind the operation to remove the tributes from the Black Sabbath Bench and mural, said a team was working "around the clock" to process all of the tributes.

From BBC • Aug. 6, 2025

If you were Indian, you knew all about Sandy June’s, eventually—and if you’re Indian from around here, how to find the Bench Tree opening, a nearly invisible entrance.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith




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