sitting
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It appeared to be an attempt to block people from sitting there without paying.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026
Myanmar's presidential spokeswoman released photographs of Suu Kyi and Aris speaking into telephones, the detained Nobel Peace Prize laureate sitting under a calendar marked with Thursday's date.
From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026
His parents covered the rental cost while he paid for gas, but he hated sitting in traffic, parking and feeling disconnected from the city.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 22, 2026
For most of the war, Iran had an invaluable cushion: dozens of oil tankers holding millions of barrels of crude sitting safely in waters in Asia.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
The team’s in a private room Coach reserved, sitting around a long table dotted with bowls of garlic bread, salad, and a half dozen different pizzas.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
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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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