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bench

[bench] / bɛntʃ /
NOUN
furniture for sitting
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He enrolled at Princeton knowing he’d spend at least a year or two on the bench.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

Mock arrived at Martin’s desk with ambitions that would similarly break from legal tradition, seeking the impeachment of the entire D.C. bench.

From Slate • May 28, 2026

"You can suddenly just get out of the bench and feel that your focus dropped," she said.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

The couple posed for pictures on the bench from where Princess Diana was photographed alone in an iconic 1992 shot.

From Barron's • May 25, 2026

The woman next to me at the relay bench was an intense Communist woman named Floor.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom




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