sitting
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A pending lawsuit alleges police bullet fragments also hit a woman sitting nearby in her car; the city has denied responsibility in court filings.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
“And then we have several brands that are sitting on the sidelines, that want to enter the space, but don’t know how to navigate it.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
"I was sitting at dinner thinking 'what's going on?' Somebody who was helping at the table kept whispering the score to me," says Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
"There was one day where one of the actors who was sitting in front of me got seasick and threw up over the rail. It blew back on me," recalled sailor Trammell Hudson.
From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026
At least it isn’t still sitting in the mailbox outside.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
The founder of Dimensional Fund Advisors has written a relaxed and friendly book anyone can read in a few sittings.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
The first season ended in April and dropped weekly, but waiting to gulp down episodes in a couple of sittings may be more rewarding than taking it in over a couple of months.
From Salon ● Jun. 23, 2025
"The sittings were extremely pleasurable on my part," he said.
From BBC ● May 6, 2025
In addition to the physical exertion of long meditation sittings and martial arts, your teachers were constantly correcting you.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2024
Between public sittings, Leah arranged private séances, social invitations, and whatever rest time they could fit in.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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