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In my opinion, I could be a sitting duck.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 12, 2026

Marked up under his right eye, Yarde was not quite a sitting duck yet but was not winning rounds either - perhaps guilty of showing the champion too much respect.

From BBC • Nov. 22, 2025

“I knew I was a bit of a sitting duck if I wasn’t careful,” she said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 1, 2025

Matthew Stafford was a sitting duck in the Rams’ 41-10 loss to the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 16, 2024

Nestled between two mountains, the village of Fudai was a sitting duck for an incoming wave.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland




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