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

As a child, Alonzo’s family squatted in an abandoned diner; now, after decades of hard work, she can put her bills on autopay.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 22, 2025

Gordon asked the judge if he could have five minutes, during which he squatted in a corner of the video link room at HMP Belmarsh and appeared to debate with himself.

From BBC • Aug. 18, 2025

Found within a kilometre of the Danish parliament, Freetown Christiania was established in 1971 when a bunch of anarchists and hippies squatted inside a vacant military base.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2024

Captain Cook squatted guiltily on the carpet and tried to make himself look small.

From "Mr. Popper's Penguins" by Florence Atwater and Richard Atwater