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sitting

[sit-ing] / ˈsɪt ɪŋ /
ADJECTIVE
in seated position
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It appeared to be an attempt to block people from sitting there without paying.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

Myanmar's presidential spokeswoman released photographs of Suu Kyi and Aris speaking into telephones, the detained Nobel Peace Prize laureate sitting under a calendar marked with Thursday's date.

From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026

His parents covered the rental cost while he paid for gas, but he hated sitting in traffic, parking and feeling disconnected from the city.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 22, 2026

For most of the war, Iran had an invaluable cushion: dozens of oil tankers holding millions of barrels of crude sitting safely in waters in Asia.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

The team’s in a private room Coach reserved, sitting around a long table dotted with bowls of garlic bread, salad, and a half dozen different pizzas.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

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

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 a sense Opie does traditional portrait sittings, where the subject sits patiently still for the photographer.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 21, 2024

Leah and Maggie held daily sittings in front of the parlor fire at a hotel called the Phelps House.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock


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