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[fit-ing] / ˈfɪt ɪŋ /




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The instruction further stated that burial is “above all the most fitting way to express faith and hope in the resurrection of the body.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026

Far from fitting the outdated stereotype of Neanderthals as simple, brutal creatures, Shanidar A provides rare physical evidence of a society capable of both deadly violence and sustained compassion.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 31, 2026

"I think that the traumas that we suffer as a child not fitting into your skin, into your identity, I think that then can play out later in life," she said.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

How fitting that little black ball is rolling into this year’s award season as a juggernaut.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026

“Wouldn’t it be fitting if your family’s store supplied some decorative touches for the show? Wall hangings, screens, lanterns and such?”

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

A walk-in closet includes custom fittings, while the attached bathroom features two vessel sinks and a glass-enclosed shower.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 2026

He also spent time with staff carrying out quality checks on social houses, looking for loose fittings or uneven surfaces.

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

They won’t be familiar with how certain fixtures and fittings operate — from sliding doors to shower handles — and things will inevitably get broken.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 22, 2026

Juniors, age 17 and under, play for half the adult rates, and an instruction center offers club fittings, mental coaching, programming and daily clinics.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 11, 2026

He unfastened the brass fittings with a wrench and took the burners loose.

From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy


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