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benches

NOUN
bleachers
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Brockman and Altman attended the proceedings nearly every day, sitting next to each other on benches behind the OpenAI defense table, at times taking notes.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026

Welfare offices became “job centers” and set welfare recipients to painting park benches, raking leaves and cleaning courtrooms.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

And there are some, both on the opposition benches and within the Labour Party, who think it might yet cost the prime minister his.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

You cannot be a nobody if you can get the benches to clear in Game 7.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

Instead of crammed rows of benches front to back like a school shuttle, though, there are only ten seats on each side, each as large as those in the cockpit.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera




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