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sitting

[sit-ing] / ˈsɪt ɪŋ /
ADJECTIVE
in seated position
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As for her job, the commute is obviously taking time out of your life, and sitting in traffic and/or on a train every morning can be an energy-zapping experience.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

Social media videos show police breaking up Monday's protest and detaining a group of demonstrators who were filmed sitting in the middle of a two-lane highway.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

Sometimes after eating but also sometimes when I’d been sitting for a while, reading or watching television.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

Madison Square Garden Sports Corp, which owns both the Knicks and the NHL’s New York Rangers, is sitting at an all-time high.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

A husband and wife, sitting on a wagon perch, smile at me.

From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes




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