sitter
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Caley could not take time off immediately, so the two were searching for a last-minute sitter.
From MarketWatch ● May 13, 2026
After Lorenzo claimed to discern evidence of moral strength, determination and leadership qualities, Orson is said to have remarked that the sitter “would make a roaring abolitionist.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 29, 2026
"We made arrangements in terms of time off work. We've got a cat sitter sorted and everything else," the 63-year-old told the BBC.
From BBC ● Apr. 22, 2026
But first, how do we get from unemployed house sitter to impending Italian nuptials?
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 10, 2026
And nobody else was talking either; no mention about the laundry workers who appeared and disappeared; no mention about the sitter.
From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston
Where line sitters were paid to try to secure Banks’ own family one of the most desirable seats in town.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
After babysitting for 25 cents an hour, he dreamed up a more-profitable alternative: acting as an agent, lining up jobs for other sitters.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
Chants of "Let's go Knicks" rippled through the dense crowd, made up of some who paid hundreds of dollars for line sitters to wait overnight and save them a space to watch the procession.
From Barron's ● Jun. 18, 2026
There are hunters and prey, parasites and hosts, swimmers and sitters, and there are those with varied diets while others photosynthesize.
From Science Daily ● May 7, 2026
After two months of research in five states, the Burrs had attended so many spirit circles, that they practically became professional sitters.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
