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sit up

[sit-uhp] / ˈsɪtˌʌp /




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If there’s one thing in American sports that’s going to get people to sit up, lean forward and engage, it’s the home run.

From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2026

But even though “Reminders of Him” isn’t a great film, it’s a door-opener, a movie that will make both studio heads and screenwriters sit up and listen.

From Salon • Mar. 19, 2026

Markets typically shrug at geopolitical shocks, but this time they might have to sit up and pay attention.

From Barron's • Jan. 5, 2026

The MGM brass realized, Mr. Eyman writes, that “she possessed something valuable—an electric charge that made an audience sit up and take notice.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025

I sit up and rub the sleep from my eyes.

From "Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero" by Kelly J. Baptist




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