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sitting

[sit-ing] / ˈsɪt ɪŋ /
ADJECTIVE
in seated position
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The statement was accompanied by a photo of the senator sitting in a medical bed and holding Sunday's Washington Post newspaper, with his wife, former US transportation secretary Elaine Chao, next to him.

From Barron's • Jul. 13, 2026

The meet, which was staged in a gym with one set of bleachers and fans sitting on mats, was an intimate warm up for the arena stage Ohashi will take at the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 10, 2026

That is what I found myself thinking about while sitting quietly on that Metro train: not anger, not revenge, but responsibility.

From Salon • Jul. 10, 2026

"We can genuinely say that we are sitting here today feeling immense gratitude for so many things and so many people," Emily Baldoni said.

From BBC • Jul. 9, 2026

We were sitting in Tante Jans’s front room with Kik and some other young men, who had made us a delivery of forged travel-permits too late to get home by curfew.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom




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