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It’s big, too, nearly 10 miles long, and peaky, with some squat concrete buildings up at the crest of one of the hills, and a single telegraph pole.

From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2026

At a mid-range seafood restaurant in Taipei, packed with locals under swirling orange artwork, a squat robot server rolled between the tables ferrying dishes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026

The exercise can also be made more intense with a lower stance or squat.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026

You think he gives a squat about what you think?

From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026

It had to be her voice because there was nothing exciting about looking for squat fungus in the bush.

From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline

Monday is for bench pressing and Tuesday is squats, but they reserve biceps and shoulders for the end of the week.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

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

The bottom floor was entirely flooded, and the place was caving in on itself, but the upper floors held a slew of squats.

From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi

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

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

“At least I eat sometimes,” said Cedric Mnisi, 39, who lives in a squatter camp nearby.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2025

This was a squatter camp outside Johannesburg in 1994 as South Africa prepared to vote in its first non-racial elections.

From BBC ● May 25, 2024

Located half a mile from the Péligre Dam and reservoir, the town was little more than a squatter settlement for the water refugees.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French

Star running back Jadan Baugh squatted such an astronomical number—600 pounds—that the conditioning staff prohibited him from throwing any more weight on the machine.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 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

Freddie Freeman, the walk-off hero of last year’s Fall Classic against the New York Yankees, squatted behind the plate to catch it.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 27, 2025

I squatted on the floor, staring up at her, fascinated.

From "The Witches" by Roald Dahl

This downtrodden expanse of the Antelope Valley unexpectedly achieved a remarkable turnaround last year, reducing by more than half the number of recreational vehicles squatting on its back roads.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026

Still, the only two clubs with a lower average attendance are the sad-sack Miami Marlins and the homeless Athletics, who are currently squatting at a Triple-A stadium in West Sacramento, Calif.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026

Not far away, a prominent Berom chief, Gyang D Gwong, complains that Fulanis are squatting on his community's land and it has become too dangerous to farm.

From BBC ● Mar. 21, 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

Dad watched me work on the stickers even longer, and I guess his legs must’ve got tired of squatting, because after a while he scooched down on his stomach, his elbows on the carpet.

From Absolutely Almost by Lisa Graff