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sit

[sit] / sɪt /




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“It’s very anti-AI. It’s asking people to sit with books and to find little seeds and not necessarily pursue solutions or puzzles. It’s asking us to connect, sometimes with strangers.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Either that, or just sit back and enjoy the World Cup, let football be the winner – and just hope that there's no need to try and work out who to back in 2030.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Let sit for 10 to 15 minutes while the flavors mingle.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026

“They sit around like they own the place,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Once inside we could stand up, sit, or even stretch out one at a time on the single mattress.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom




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