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[seet] / sit /






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The following year, Hichwa took a trip to China to visit drone suppliers he knew from his racing days, getting a front-row seat to China’s manufacturing expertise.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 14, 2026

The candidates vying for the seat include Shah, former state Senate President Troy Jackson and Maine’s Secretary of State Shenna Bellows, all of whom ran in the recent Democratic primary for governor.

From Salon Jul. 14, 2026

He has been a member of the Reform Party of Canada, the Canadian Alliance and a Conservative, and unsuccessfully ran for the seat again in 2015 as an independent.

From BBC Jul. 13, 2026

The seat stays empty until the Senate confirms someone new.

From Slate Jul. 13, 2026

He finishes preparing the engine and walks to the driver’s seat of the car, repositions his toolbox, and climbs in.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse

The next day, the county Board of Supervisors put all four recalled seats on the November ballot—which would let residents vote in new leadership.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 2026

Wicks, a former GB distance runner, recalls Crystal Palace's prices were cheaper, even allowing for inflation, than many London Diamond League seats today.

From BBC Jul. 11, 2026

The gains were driven by higher prices, as the supply of seats Delta flew grew by just 1%.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 10, 2026

All 400 seats in the sweltering auditorium were filled, with an additional 300 people in the cafeteria.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 10, 2026

We get hot dogs and lemonades and shuffle into our row side-ways, just as the game is beginning, squeezing past the people who are already in their seats.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison

His mother and sister were seated in the court's public gallery, and Tshuma waved to his family as he was taken down to the holding cells at the end of Monday's hearing.

From BBC Jul. 13, 2026

And the show ends, sensationally, with 1952’s four main cut-outs from his Blue Nudes series, in which variations on a seated female figure are created out of overlapping, interlocking color.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 6, 2026

Sara Canning, who was Lyra's partner, was seated on the front row as the judge delivered her verdicts, but left before the end of the hearing.

From BBC Jul. 3, 2026

He also uploaded a picture of him seated next to the US leader, both smiling.

From Barron's Jun. 18, 2026

Now a desk stood in the center of the room with a German army officer seated behind it.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

"When we went in to search, we found tables and seating blocking the way everywhere and the heat was intense," Suriyachai told AFP.

From Barron's Jul. 12, 2026

A source close to London Stadium points out it is well-connected and holds more than double the number of fans that a redeveloped 25,000 seat Crystal Palace would, and the seating design has been improved.

From BBC Jul. 11, 2026

There’s plenty of outdoor seating, and you can even bring your dog.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 10, 2026

The share of seating classified as luxury—suites, club seats, loge sections—has risen to 12% to 15% across NFL venues since the pre-1992 era.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 8, 2026

I wrote about the Freedom Riders who rode buses through the South in 1961 challenging segregated seating, rest rooms, and drinking fountains.

From "Silent To The Bone" by E.L. Konigsburg




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