seat
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Akil also got a seat on the board.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
The candidates vying for the seat include Shah, former state Senate President Troy Jackson and Maine’s Secretary of State Shenna Bellows, all of whom ran in the recent Democratic primary for governor.
From Salon ● Jul. 14, 2026
Several other Republican candidates already have announced plans to run for his Senate seat.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
The seat stays empty until the Senate confirms someone new.
From Slate ● Jul. 13, 2026
I pull the map from beneath our seat.
From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
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First, there was Relax Row, and this week it announced plans to add a row of Economy Plus seats with more elbow room on 50 new Airbus A321XLR planes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
London Mayor Sir Sadiq Khan is one of 26 new peers to be given seats in the House of Lords in one of Sir Keir Starmer's last acts as prime minister.
From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2026
Cirium and Aboulafia also flagged supply chain issues affecting everything from engines and spare parts to seats for both Boeing and rival Airbus.
From Barron's ● Jul. 16, 2026
Back in Avenal that afternoon, they filed into the elementary-school cafeteria, passing a children’s ‘Voice-Level Chart’ on the wall before taking their seats for the rival council meeting.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
My classmates filed in around me, filling in the seats until the room was about a quarter full.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
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Thai indie band Thotsakan was performing at a packed bar in Bangkok on Sunday when band manager Ice Athipat Wijarn, seated off stage, saw smoke emerging from behind the keyboardist.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
Fendi celebrates the first haute couture show by newly seated designer Maria Grazia Chiuri in its home city of Rome on Thursday, along with a homage to longtime couturier Karl Lagerfeld.
From Barron's ● Jul. 9, 2026
Sara Canning, who was Lyra's partner, was seated on the front row as the judge delivered her verdicts, but left before the end of the hearing.
From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2026
A few months later, Greenspan found himself seated between first lady Hillary Clinton and Tipper Gore, the vice president’s wife, at the president’s first State of the Union address.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026
If I hadn’t already been seated, I would have collapsed right across that gleaming floor.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
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"When we went in to search, we found tables and seating blocking the way everywhere and the heat was intense," Suriyachai told AFP.
From Barron's ● Jul. 12, 2026
Portugal manager Roberto Martinez said Toronto's stadium - the smallest of all the World Cup stadiums, featuring temporary seating built to accommodate the crowds - reminded him of the "old-fashioned Premier League grounds".
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
The share of seating classified as luxury—suites, club seats, loge sections—has risen to 12% to 15% across NFL venues since the pre-1992 era.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
Some artists have for various reasons canceled or postponed tours this year, and fans have noted the prevalence of empty seats at venues and on seating charts.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 2, 2026
“I’ll hold it as long as I can, but seating is first come, first served.”
From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows
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