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bench

[bench] / bɛntʃ /
NOUN
furniture for sitting
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"We're very proud of our bench and numbers 16 to 23 at this club are just as important as numbers one to 15."

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

Their offense under Kubiak has been one of the league’s best, even though the player they selected with the No. 1 overall pick in the draft, quarterback Fernando Mendoza, has been riding the bench.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

Those who added creatine experienced greater gains in leg press strength, bench press strength, and time to exhaustion.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 30, 2026

“You can have as deep a bench as you want,” said Goode.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026

“That Belgian boy and girl at the bench next to mine? This noon they became engaged!”

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

Some rested on cots and benches with their dogs in hallways, while others lay with blankets on the floors of classrooms.

From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026

The same individual also made off with four bronze placards from the benches at nearby Patriot Point, police said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

Still, the normally rowdy opposition benches of Westminster remained quiet while Miliband read his remarks directly off the sheets of paper in front of him.

From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2026

Worshipers sat on long wooden benches under a bamboo-and-steel roof, ceiling fans turning slowly overhead and loudspeakers crackling with reminders to be kind and to behave well.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026

There were the same long wooden tables, the same hard benches, the same tall windows through which light streamed onto the wide-planked wooden floor.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood

There is uncertainty over how De Zerbi will line up, and Senesi is at risk of being benched given Tottenham's depth at centre-back.

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026

Ronaldo may still look like he belongs in a Marvel movie, but his dip in efficiency already saw him benched at the World Cup four years ago.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 8, 2026

At one after-school soccer game during Pratt’s senior year, Crossroads’ soccer coach benched him.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 21, 2026

He played 100% of snaps until he was benched in Week 18 ahead of the playoffs.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 9, 2026

“And you can’t afford to be benched, dude. Especially since scouts are checkin’ for you, hard,” I said.

From "All American Boys" by Jason Reynolds

Before the game, Roberts admitted that she would consider benching some players if things didn’t improve.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 8, 2026

“But in today’s landscape, benching your stars isn’t realistic. Wins are too valuable, and money — whether we admit it or not — drives everything.”

From MarketWatch ● Jan. 30, 2026

His showing was so impressive that LaFleur felt compelled to squash any chatter about benching Love, the quarterback the team signed to a $220 million contract, in favor of Willis.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 3, 2026

Bayern Munich cruised to a 3-0 home win over Bayer Leverkusen on Saturday despite benching Harry Kane and several others ahead of Tuesday's trip to European champions Paris Saint-Germain.

From Barron's ● Nov. 1, 2025

Start benching in the morning, work on my upper-body.

From Shadow of the Mothaship by Cory Doctorow




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