sitting

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The last sitting California governor with facial hair in his official portrait was James “Sunny Jim” Rolph, a cheery Republican with a toothbrush mustache who died of a heart attack in office in 1934.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

On her fourth morning in the hospital, Waldorf was sitting on the toilet when she felt something heavy fall.

From Salon • May 27, 2026

In some cases, the evidence had been sitting unnoticed in museums for decades.

From Science Daily • May 26, 2026

A famous 1955 photo of her sitting in a Long Island playground reading James Joyce’s “Ulysses” — one of 50 known photos of her reading — is routinely scoffed at whenever it’s posted online.

From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2026

Then she was skidding sitting up, her bonnet still askew.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck