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sick-out

noun

Definition of sick-out

as in sit-down

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Recent Examples of sick-out Last season, Maggie faced nursing union negotiations, culminating in a sick-out. — Claire Franken, TVLine, 28 Aug. 2025 Maggie’s major Season 10 storyline involved the tense nursing union negotiations at the hospital, which culminated in a sick-out. — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 28 Aug. 2025 Earlier this month, hundreds of Metro bus riders staged a sick-out in protest of the rising number of assaults among their ranks carried out by passengers. — Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2024 The decision came less than a week after more than 100 teachers staged a sick-out, part of a citywide day of action by educators and staff regarding the payroll problems. — Jill Tucker, San Francisco Chronicle, 1 Mar. 2024

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Noun

Ahead of the sit-down dinner and ceremony, guests such as Storm Reid, Christine Quinn, Jurnee Smollett, and Lukas Gage trickled in from the rainy outdoors over an hour or so, greeted inside with Casamigos cocktails, filet mignon canapés, and more.

— Jamila Stewart, Vogue, 22 Mar. 2023
The seven new sit-down restaurants are serving an impressive mix of Italian, Eastern European, Brazilian, French and Mexican food.

— Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas News, 17 Mar. 2023

Definition of sit-down

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Management, however, characterized the slowdown as a timing issue rather than a loss of business.

— Sasirekha Subramanian, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Sales in China, which has become responsible for around one-third of global luxury demand over the last decade, and the broader Asian market, have seen a significant slowdown.

— Joseph Wilkins, CNBC, 5 Aug. 2026

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Wadkins went to nationals her junior year for a documentary about Kitty Cone and the 504 sit-in after placing second at the state-level National History Day competition.

— Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2026
In a country where women’s safety in public space has been a national grievance, women joined the sit-in and stayed, including overnight.

— Penny Abeywardena, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026

Definition of sit-in

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The pilots’ job action was in protest of the Belgian government’s reforms to federal pensions.

— Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 15 Oct. 2025
The job action shut down the entirety of New Jersey Transit’s rail service, from the foothills of the Shawangunk Mountains in New York to Atlantic City — including, most notably, trains into and out of Pennsylvania Station in Manhattan.

— Dan Barry, New York Times, 18 May 2025

Definition of job action

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With a lockout all but certain to begin this December, teams won’t be able to communicate with any player on the 40-man roster until a new labor deal is reached.

— Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 9 Aug. 2026
Ken Feldman Tarzana The Dodgers’ acquisition of Tarik Skubal is just another example of the team’s willingness to cause a lockout and blow up the 2027 season.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2026

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