squatted

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Others squatted on balcony steps or leaned against walls for the roughly 90-minute service.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026

Had she not squatted on a landing on her final run, she would have made the podium.

From BBC • Feb. 12, 2026

As the hours wore on, people in line squatted or sat on the concrete to rest their aching legs.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 20, 2025

Two accounts on Instagram called the Camden Art Cafe and Autonomous Winter Shelter have posted about a "new squatted community space" at the York & Albany hotel.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2024

For a moment he stared in a daze at the coins, but before the kid could go after them he squatted down with concentration and picked up the money.

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers