have a seat
Example Sentences
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"Wes doesn't have the numbers and Andy doesn't have a seat, for all this noise," one supporter of the prime minister told me.
From BBC • May 13, 2026
Today’s AI executives are fighting to make sure that their company will have a seat at the table.
From Salon • Mar. 23, 2026
Altman said the government was willing to give OpenAI influence over how its technology was deployed, and that he wanted his company to have a seat at the table in shaping future decisions.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026
"But, if we have a seat at the table, then others don't have to speak for us."
From Barron's • Jan. 26, 2026
Big enough for people to have a seat while eating their lunch, or toss pennies in the fountain for a wish.
From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles
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