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sitting

[sit-ing] / ˈsɪt ɪŋ /
ADJECTIVE
in seated position
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“When you get on a plane, you know you’re that guy that everybody is dreading sitting next to.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

Both main oil contracts rose Tuesday, with West Texas Intermediate topping $115 -- its highest in a month -- and Brent sitting around $111.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

You see his demands, from where I’m sitting, as entitlement because he fails to understand that your nest egg did not come easy.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

Wood, who trained at Ealing Art College in the 1960s and is a classically-trained artist, said he completed the sculpture "in one sitting".

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

I lugged my basket around the side of the building and found him sitting on an upturned pail, a grease-streaked rag in his hand.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu