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[sit-ee] / ˈsɪt i /




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Earlier, crowds gathered in Hull's city centre to welcome Bushby, before he set off to complete the final few miles home to his mother Angela Bushby.

From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026

They mapped out public toilets in some of the poorest regions of the city, created bus routes databases and fought slum clearance policies.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026

It worked, and the city canceled the Eid celebration.

From Slate ● Nov. 2, 2026

On Friday, De la Espriella sent troops into Cucuta, the main city on the border with Venezuela, due to an increase in attacks in that region.

From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026

The Japanese military moves easily through the open city of Manila.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly

Jeff, who is professor emeritus of sociology at Texas Christian University, says many US cities have made the practice illegal, including New York, Cleveland and Wichita.

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026

Numerous cities and neighborhoods offer places to remember, in festive ways, loved ones who have passed.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 1, 2026

They have mostly benefited people like me — high-earning workers with big retirement accounts who work in big cities along the coast.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 1, 2026

In Berlin, Frankfurt, Cologne and dozens of other cities, demonstrators turned out for the protests organised by the group "GenZ regelt!"

From Barron's ● Oct. 31, 2026

Cholera rampaged through big cities and small towns.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock


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