sitter
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The work is thought to be the earliest recorded painting of an Indian sitter by a European female artist.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
A plant sitter who eats her clients’ plants while insisting she’s very good at her job.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 14, 2026
Caley could not take time off immediately, so the two were searching for a last-minute sitter.
From MarketWatch ● May 13, 2026
After Lorenzo claimed to discern evidence of moral strength, determination and leadership qualities, Orson is said to have remarked that the sitter “would make a roaring abolitionist.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 29, 2026
Henri the painter was occupied, for Holman’s Department Store had employed not a flag-pole sitter but a flag-pole skater.
From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck
A $850,000 valuation does not sound like a one-woman operation with a list of third-party sitters who may or may not be available on any given day.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026
We got cat sitters, we both took days off from work, the whole thing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 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
There are hunters and prey, parasites and hosts, swimmers and sitters, and there are those with varied diets while others photosynthesize.
From Science Daily ● May 7, 2026
After two months of research in five states, the Burrs had attended so many spirit circles, that they practically became professional sitters.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
