pit
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But if you really adore the art form, Letterboxd’s popularity is a rare net positive in an era when tech is largely being used to pit humanity against art and each other.
From Salon ● Jul. 15, 2026
When the problem occurred, the Mercedes mechanics sent Antonelli out again after his first pit stop without fully solving the problem.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
One of the home’s more fascinating features is a sunken conversation pit lined with sumptuous sofas in the living room.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026
Nearby, employees of the Union shopping mall practised using fire extinguishers to put out flames within a controlled pit, under the guidance of firefighters.
From Barron's ● Jul. 14, 2026
A sinking feeling formed in the pit of my stomach.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
The June 7 runoff pitted the 51-year-old daughter of Alberto Fujimori against Sanchez, 57, the political heir of former president Pedro Castillo.
From Barron's ● Jun. 24, 2026
The original features “an all-American archetype of a virtuous family pitted against a monster,” while Scorsese depicted a “broken and dysfunctional family and the monster is even more extreme, he’s like a swamp creature.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2026
The case pitted McGlockton’s right to defend his family from a threatening stranger against Drejka’s right to initiate a confrontation over a parking spot and then to mete out justice according to his own whim.
From Slate ● Jun. 4, 2026
Yet when the 1896 presidential election pitted the soft-money populist, William Jennings Bryan, against William McKinley, the hard-money Republican, McKinley won the electoral majority, 271 to 176, and the popular vote, 51% to 46.7%, besides.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 29, 2026
Now it was the deep blue of frozen rivers, now the dirty white of old snow, and when a cloud passed before die sun it darkened to the pale grey of pitted stone.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
The race to build the dominant AI video model has created a fierce rivalry, pitting U.S. companies against the fast-closing Chinese competitors.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 3, 2026
Even 254SMO super stainless steel, a benchmark chromium based alloy known for strong pitting resistance in seawater, runs into this high voltage limit.
From Science Daily ● May 10, 2026
The Bears want to move out of Chicago’s Soldier Field, and a competition to be their future home is pitting Illinois against Indiana.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 27, 2026
As well as being collected, the cards are used for games pitting the powers of the creatures against each other, or traded.
From BBC ● Mar. 27, 2026
One evening her uncles appeared as she sat on a blanket pitting cherries and spreading them out to dry in the sun.
From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri
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