sat

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His candidacy sat in second place after polls closed last Tuesday, but it has since slipped in the standings as mail-in votes have been counted.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

"It wouldn't have sat well with me to have closed the window and gone back to bed," he added.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

Zverev has sat comfortably inside the top 10 for most of the past nine years, encountering few problems while sweeping up the biggest ATP Tour titles.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

After the raids, the quinceañera shops, normally packed with girls and doting mothers on weekends, often sat empty.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

The entire dinner I’d sat there, feeling like I was a guest, but I wasn’t—I was an exhibit.”

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold