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sit down

[sit-daun] / ˈsɪtˌdaʊn /












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But a couple of years into this project, I couldn’t sit down at a dinner party without the guy to the right and the woman to the left telling me about their chatbot besties.

From Slate ● Sep. 29, 2026

It means when the two presidents sit down on Thursday there will be few more important topics than their AI ambitions - and what they say and decide will matter to the whole world.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

“She would just go right into welcoming people and telling them to sit down, answering their questions.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

When President Trump and Xi Jinping sit down in Washington on Thursday, Taiwan will be near the top of the Chinese leader’s agenda.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

We sit down and—after I thoroughly clean the table with a wipe, of course— start pulling out our lunches.

From "Popcorn" by Rob Harrell




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