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This is hard to sit through for me, a father to two Arab toddlers.

From Slate • Feb. 25, 2026

Who wants to sit through a fictitious novelist’s clumsy drafts?

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 2026

Most of the time, I would sit through the show, listening to the anchor and keeping an eye on my screen for any changing news.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 2, 2026

He forced Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney to sit through a jovial, not-quite-joking discussion of the Great White North as the 51st state.

From Salon • Jun. 1, 2025

I had followed a few coffins up the hill from the church to the cemetery, but because Momma said I was tender-hearted I had never been forced to sit through a funeral service.

From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou