sitter
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After a court security officer told him that he and another line sitter couldn’t swap places, the pair decided to head in anyway and see the spectacle for themselves.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
But that friend, performance artist Leigh Bowery, had posed for Freud and thought she’d make a great sitter because she was reliable and adventurous, she said, and made the introduction.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 24, 2026
Caley could not take time off immediately, so the two were searching for a last-minute sitter.
From MarketWatch ● May 13, 2026
"We made arrangements in terms of time off work. We've got a cat sitter sorted and everything else," the 63-year-old told the BBC.
From BBC ● Apr. 22, 2026
The hulk, the hunching sitter, brought a third box now, to rest his feet on.
From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston
The art world is increasingly sleuthing and spotlighting these overlooked sitters.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026
Finding reliable dog sitters who treat the animals with care, dignity and respect may not be as easy as it sounds.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026
Chants of "Let's go Knicks" rippled through the dense crowd, made up of some who paid hundreds of dollars for line sitters to wait overnight and save them a space to watch the procession.
From Barron's ● Jun. 18, 2026
Many of the old tree sitters — white-haired and brimming with stories of Bari — have come out of the woodwork for the latest battle.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 10, 2026
These sitters had been tongueless, earless, eyeless conveniences all day long.
From "Their Eyes Were Watching God" by Zora Neale Hurston
