sitter
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His converted penalty was then merely a consolation in a 3-1 loss to hosts Russia before he missed a sitter as Egypt suffered a humiliating loss to Saudi Arabia.
From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026
Caley could not take time off immediately, so the two were searching for a last-minute sitter.
From MarketWatch ● May 13, 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
If I have a sitter, I might go out to dinner.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 10, 2026
One of Woolner’s cousins, a Washington lawyer, employs Maggie both at her office and as a house sitter.
From "Class Matters" by The New York Times
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
Many of the old tree sitters — white-haired and brimming with stories of Bari — have come out of the woodwork for the latest battle.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 10, 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
Instead of dating his sitters, Gainsborough fit them into the landscape of England eternal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 4, 2026
These sitters had been tongueless, earless, eyeless conveniences all day long.
From "Their Eyes Were Watching God" by Zora Neale Hurston
