sitting
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Minutes after Alaska Airlines Flight 2117 had lifted from the runway, a phone and power bank sitting in a passenger’s lap burst into flames.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026
Under the slogan "We are unbearable," it launched an advert showing fans from different teams sitting in a therapy circle complaining about Argentines' unbridled passion for football.
From Barron's ● Jul. 18, 2026
"Do you know about the goddess phones?" she asked, sitting down in what she called her "throne" next to a collection of bejewelled old-fashioned telephones.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
On Thursday, the percentage of S&P 500 stocks sitting above their 200-day moving average topped 69% for the first time since late 2024, Dow Jones Market Data showed.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 17, 2026
Then we were all sitting around the fire.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
It’s a trim book—you can read it in a couple of sittings or on a long flight—but it’s perhaps best enjoyed in small doses, a chapter or two at a time.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
The first season ended in April and dropped weekly, but waiting to gulp down episodes in a couple of sittings may be more rewarding than taking it in over a couple of months.
From Salon ● Jun. 23, 2025
"The sittings were extremely pleasurable on my part," he said.
From BBC ● May 6, 2025
In a sense Opie does traditional portrait sittings, where the subject sits patiently still for the photographer.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 21, 2024
Leah and Maggie held daily sittings in front of the parlor fire at a hotel called the Phelps House.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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