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At the heart of the estate sits a 23,000-square-foot main residence that’s paired with a 6,200-square-foot guest house beside a private pond, all framed by sweeping views of Mount Timpanogos.
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Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 6 Nov. 2025
Zwerner was shot in the chest and hand while sitting at a reading table in her classroom.
—Cindy Von Quednow, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025
The rituals were ancient, unchanged since Rustin had sat for his.
—George Packer, The Atlantic, 6 Nov. 2025
Sedarat's father, Roger Sedarat, sat quietly in the back of the courtroom with a lawyer and another woman Wednesday as his son made his initial appearance.
—Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 6 Nov. 2025
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Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 6 Nov. 2025
Zwerner was shot in the chest and hand while sitting at a reading table in her classroom.
—Cindy Von Quednow, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025
The rituals were ancient, unchanged since Rustin had sat for his.
—George Packer, The Atlantic, 6 Nov. 2025
Sedarat's father, Roger Sedarat, sat quietly in the back of the courtroom with a lawyer and another woman Wednesday as his son made his initial appearance.
—Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 6 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sit
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Art directors Jason Kirschner and Kait Taylor took advantage of that and then some, designing a period-perfect art deco set completely grayscaled.—
Dave Quinn,
PEOPLE,
31 Oct. 2025
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This is the perfect time of year to slip into an ultra-soft flannel set or pick out a playful print that sets the holiday mood.—
Mariana Best,
Better Homes & Gardens,
31 Oct. 2025
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Inside all those windows, a full-width sofa seats the entire family and offers under-seat storage compartments.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
4 Nov. 2025
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The couple were spotted seated in the front row behind home plate, ahead of baseball icon Sandy Koufax.—
Ashley Hume,
FOXNews.com,
3 Nov. 2025
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After her mother dies, Gustav reappears and lays claim to the house, which his family has long owned.—
Margaret Talbot,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
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Many of those new settlers helped lay the groundwork for Oregon's present success ‒ from Nike to tech companies like Intel, along with farming, logging and agriculture.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
3 Nov. 2025
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Mexico enters the 2026 World Cup with the excitement and pressure of co-hosting the tournament, eager to finally break its long-standing barrier of reaching the Round of 16.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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In one of the most popular videos, a woman stands with spices attached to her outfit.—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
5 Nov. 2025
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The brace successfully monitored joint bending while the subject walked, ran, squatted, and jumped, even reconstructing the person’s running gait with precision.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Nov. 2025
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The husband stood numbly by, watching Qing Yuan complete the form, then shuffled out to squat against the wall to smoke.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Oct. 2025
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China has been building the world’s largest navy, launching high-tech warships at a frenetic pace under the leadership of Xi Jinping, putting pressure on the United States and its Pacific allies to keep pace.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
26 Oct. 2025
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In addition to Hermitage Farm, Laura Lee Brown and Wilson, who also founded the 21c Museum Hotel chain, have put more than 2,400 acres of land in agriculture conservation easements in Oldham County.—
Maggie Menderski,
Louisville Courier Journal,
26 Oct. 2025
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Just as MBAs worldwide have spawned a managerial caste — the foot soldiers of the corporate world — the reckoning schools produced their own commercial caste.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
5 Nov. 2025
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The original series has spawned international adaptations in some 12 countries.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
5 Nov. 2025
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Currently, there is no data on the containment status of the fire and the cause has yet to be determined.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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There are alternative sources for jobs data, such as ADP’s private-sector payrolls and proxies produced by the Chicago Fed, which Goolsbee oversees, but few good ways to track consumer prices.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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“Sit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sit. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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