sitting
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"I opened the package, and there was a giant, 200-year-old eyeball sitting on dry ice just staring back at me," the 28-year-old says with a laugh.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 23, 2026
I often told a story: People in my shop went to some program one time, and we were sitting back in coach, of course.
From Slate ● Aug. 22, 2026
She said her house was surrounded by men sitting in their cars all the time.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
It was the first time the US had publicly charged a sitting Mexican politician and caused tensions with Sheinbaum.
From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026
Then she was skidding sitting up, her bonnet still askew.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
It’s a trim book—you can read it in a couple of sittings or on a long flight—but it’s perhaps best enjoyed in small doses, a chapter or two at a time.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
Runcie, a former arts columnist for the Daily Telegraph, has created something so delightfully snackable that you may, as I did, gulp it down in two or three sittings.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2025
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
Mr Benney had six official sittings with the Queen in the Garden Room at Clarence House.
From BBC ● May 6, 2025
The Scarlet Letter he read in six sittings.
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
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