sitter

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But first, how do we get from unemployed house sitter to impending Italian nuptials?

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

One subsequent sitter would be Henry’s second wife, Anne Boleyn, who had reportedly hated More so much that upon his execution she threw his portrait to the ground.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

He was fortunate to still be there after Harry Brook dropped a sitter in the slips, the latest in a long line of fielding blunders by England this series, before starting to play his shots.

From Barron's • Dec. 17, 2025

Rangers had to rely on a penalty save and Hibs missing a close-range sitter to leave EH7 with a 1-0 win.

From BBC • Nov. 9, 2025

And nobody else was talking either; no mention about the laundry workers who appeared and disappeared; no mention about the sitter.

From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston