sit under
verb
sat under; sitting under; sits under
: to attend religious service under the instruction or ministrations of
also
: to attend the classes or lectures of
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Each of those eight meetings sits under the close watch of all players in the global economic system.
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Erik Sherman, Forbes.com, 20 June 2026
All of this sits under one corporate roof.
—Renan Botelho, Footwear News, 19 June 2026
Brent crude, the international standard, sat under $80 per barrel Thursday.
—Michelle Chapman, Chicago Tribune, 18 June 2026
Then there are the JLab Go Air Pop earbuds that are sitting under $20, which is dangerously close to impulse-buy territory.
—Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 17 June 2026
Metcalf and his twin brother, Hunter, approached Anthony, who was sitting under their team's tent.
—Kelsie Cairns, FOXNews.com, 15 June 2026
The alarms went off when Wembanyama sat under Towns’ screen while Keldon Johnson, the defender actually guarding Towns, did the same.
—Jared Weiss, New York Times, 13 June 2026
According to a copy of the probable cause affidavit obtained by PEOPLE, an eyewitness told police that Anthony was sitting under a Memorial High School Tent, so Metcalf told him to leave.
—Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 10 June 2026
Teenage witnesses said the confrontation began after Anthony sat under a tent belonging to the track team of Memorial High School, where Metcalf was in his junior year.
—Jamie Stengle, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2026
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Erik Sherman, Forbes.com, 20 June 2026
All of this sits under one corporate roof.
—Renan Botelho, Footwear News, 19 June 2026
Brent crude, the international standard, sat under $80 per barrel Thursday.
—Michelle Chapman, Chicago Tribune, 18 June 2026
Then there are the JLab Go Air Pop earbuds that are sitting under $20, which is dangerously close to impulse-buy territory.
—Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 17 June 2026
Metcalf and his twin brother, Hunter, approached Anthony, who was sitting under their team's tent.
—Kelsie Cairns, FOXNews.com, 15 June 2026
The alarms went off when Wembanyama sat under Towns’ screen while Keldon Johnson, the defender actually guarding Towns, did the same.
—Jared Weiss, New York Times, 13 June 2026
According to a copy of the probable cause affidavit obtained by PEOPLE, an eyewitness told police that Anthony was sitting under a Memorial High School Tent, so Metcalf told him to leave.
—Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 10 June 2026
Teenage witnesses said the confrontation began after Anthony sat under a tent belonging to the track team of Memorial High School, where Metcalf was in his junior year.
—Jamie Stengle, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2026
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“Sit under.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sit%20under. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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