squat
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Many residents, like Villegas, squat close to destroyed homes, hopeful to be nearby when, and if, the remains of relatives are found.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
You think he gives a squat about what you think?
From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026
Increasingly, the journey starts with a squat silver floor robot gliding beneath a storage rack, lifting a shelf and carrying it across a warehouse to a waiting worker.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
And if the moment calls, "pop a squat in the middle of the field".
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
I stayed in a squat, watching Vern breathe for a moment, and then I fell onto my butt, looking around at everyone.
From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen
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Strength training included exercises using weights or body weight, such as press ups, squats, and lunges.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 12, 2026
Mario Garnello, a behavioral therapist in Chicago, was so inspired by Heated Rivalry that he incorporated Storrie’s suggested elevated kettlebell squats into his routine.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 16, 2026
No big deal: some pull-ups, some push-ups, a few squats.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 23, 2026
Wall squats involve putting your back against a wall and lowering down into a sitting position using your hips until the thighs are parallel to the ground.
From BBC ● Apr. 14, 2026
Laborers streamed back to their squats and street stalls opened for dinner.
From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi
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But there is still so much darkness in “The Grapes of Wrath,” especially in its scenes of John Qualen’s Muley Graves, crumpled on the ground, suddenly a squatter on his own piece of land.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2026
A room built for the NFL Rams and co-occupied by the squatter Chargers felt like a proper football cathedral.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 13, 2026
Patent and Trademark Office, Tesla said Unibev was “a bad-faith trademark squatter, who started as a Tesla fan” and described the French company’s attempt to trademark the Cybercab moniker as fraudulent.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 16, 2026
Once upon a time, on June 15, 1859, 27-year-old Lyman Cutlar, a squatter on the island, discovered a pig pillaging his potatoes.
From Seattle Times ● May 16, 2024
Some squatter might be watching, with the lights turned off.
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
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It is an imposing black puck of a building squatted over the most claustrophobic transit hub in America.
From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2026
Many others throughout the country -- particularly around the capital Tirana and Albania's principal port, Durres, were simply squatted.
From Barron's ● Jun. 25, 2026
Others squatted on balcony steps or leaned against walls for the roughly 90-minute service.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 3, 2026
Behind the plate squatted Freddie Freeman, the walk-off hero in Game 1 of last year’s Fall Classic.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 27, 2025
Lupita squatted in the bushes until she heard the orchestra start up again.
From "Lupita Mañana" by Patricia Beatty
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He cut his campaigning teeth in the 1960s, joining protests against harsh homelessness laws that split up families and getting involved in the squatting movement.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
He says he’s squatting more than 500 pounds and lifting 110-pound dumbbells.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
As labor continued, she got into a squatting position; she let out some squeals and her tail flapped.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 25, 2026
KeyBanc analyst Ashley Owens wrote in a Thursday noet that some Reddit reviews of a Valentine’s edition line of pants with a “scattered heart” pattern indicate that the fabric becomes see-through when bending and squatting.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 12, 2026
I saw the silhouette of a small man, squatting on one knee in a shooting position.
From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri
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