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[sit-ee] / ˈsɪt i /




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She covered New York politics as an intern for City & State NY, was a community editor for the Queens Ledger and Brooklyn Downtown Star, and interned at WHYY.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

It now means many large cruise ships can dock in the Granite City, but the port has still been affected by the fall in oil and gas activity.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

"The city has a lot of experience organizing these types of events and doing crowd management. There's trust," Mexico City police chief Pablo Vazquez told AFP.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

And there’s something appealing about an outsider crashing City Hall, which is way too beholden to sclerotic lifers who can be as clueless about what the city needs as Pratt turned out to be.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

The Fox sisters stayed down this street when first arriving in New York City.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock




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