in the pits
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In the days of floor trading, those working in the pits needed to be human calculators, instantly assessing how prices fluctuated.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026
As a result, there were just nine lead changes among six drivers and most of them took place in the pits, not on the track.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2025
His family were in the pits, he said, and he had friends watching all around the track.
From BBC • May 26, 2024
Kirkwood’s penalty, for hitting Callum Ilott’s car in the pits, was announced on Lap 92.
From Seattle Times • May 26, 2024
Then sliding out the cart’s tail board, they took armloads of clothing to the dusky water, and trod them in the pits, making a race of it.
From "The Odyssey" by Homer
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