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[seet] / sit /






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“I do believe that fans at that show are going to be able to see things they’ve never seen before, and also every single seat is a great seat,” Cole said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

There was no barf bag in her seat pocket.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

Would seat belts on the ride—in addition to the lap bar already in place—have helped?

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

These reporters joined a Reform councillor, Alan Feeney, in Solihull, in the West Midlands, where he was campaigning to retain his seat on the council, having defected from the Conservative Party in 2025.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026

The closest overhead bins are filled with roller bags, so I contort myself to shove my backpack beneath the seat in front of mine.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

The party of incumbent presidents regularly loses seats in midterm elections, and it is common for presidents to shake up their staffs halfway through a term.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

A frequent Southwest flier, McCarthy said seats on most of his flights “don’t have screens. So barf bag it is.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

Istiqlal, Morocco’s oldest party, won a plurality of the votes, taking nine of the region’s 21 seats.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

It also helps arrange travel by purchasing seats on commercial flights and reselling them, and in some cases has chartered aircraft.

From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026

Together we climbed onto the train, together found seats in a crowded compartment, together wept tears of gratitude.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

The footage shows officers arriving Thursday in Marble Hill to find Oscar Belgal, 28, wounded, handcuffed and seated on the ground.

From Salon ● Oct. 10, 2026

Hasan will be seated in a chair with a hood placed over his head with a paper heart affixed to his chest.

From Slate ● Oct. 9, 2026

Some of them spit saliva on you unconsciously, especially if you are seated not far from them, and they are a nuisance in terms of noise and saliva.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

As he stepped toward the seated council, the former Minnesota Viking was arrested by police and carried away, to cheers from supporters.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

The man, Crick, lifts me to a seated position by my armpits.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera

A less advanced “Performance” version, with seating for two and without the thrusters, is described as “road-ready,” while a “Thrust” version is described as “race-ready.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

It looks better, I suppose, to have a thousand people kept from entering a venue than seating them in a spacious arena he can no longer fill.

From Salon ● Oct. 9, 2026

The bright and airy kitchen features a waterfall island, which offers additional seating.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 7, 2026

The room had been fitted out with six poker tables, a large prize wheel, seating areas, and fridges stocked with drinks and snacks.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

There’s a seating chart, though, so they don’t sit near each other, and there’s not as much walking and moving around as there was in Mixed Media, so they don’t really talk.

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti


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