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take a seat



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Just take a seat at a cafe or on a subway car and wait and see how many minutes, or perhaps hours, pass before an actual book reveals itself.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026

Trump put White House economist Miran on the board in September to take a seat with a 14-year term expiring Jan. 31.

From Barron's • Jan. 29, 2026

We step back out into the cool night, amble back to the center and take a seat in front of the arcade at Café Iruña.

From Salon • Nov. 8, 2025

Between movie and TV shoots, Ehrenreich hopes to take a seat in the director’s chair for a reading himself.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2025

His silvery-gray hair was cropped close to his skull, and icy-blue eyes watched each student enter and take a seat.

From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman




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