as in sit-down
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Recent Examples of sit in
Arthur Zaczkiewicz,
Footwear News,
15 June 2026
Those senior bankers that sit in the financial centers that work with a client’s questions about how to manage their financial life or can’t be answered by our digital capability.
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Charlotte Observer,
8 June 2026
Alex Derosier,
Twin Cities,
17 May 2026
Following the March 2025 Jaffar Express attack, prominent Baloch rights defender Mahrang Baloch was arrested under anti-terrorist laws, while three protesters were shot dead at a peaceful sit-in in Quetta.
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Amira Jadoon,
The Conversation,
13 May 2026
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Verb
The properties sit in a tight infill logistics corridor with immediate, seamless access to both Interstate 95 and the Florida Turnpike.
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Arthur Zaczkiewicz,
Footwear News,
15 June 2026
Those senior bankers that sit in the financial centers that work with a client’s questions about how to manage their financial life or can’t be answered by our digital capability.
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Charlotte Observer,
8 June 2026
Noun
DFLers held a 36-hour sit-in on the House floor Thursday night through late Saturday morning to protest.
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Alex Derosier,
Twin Cities,
17 May 2026
Following the March 2025 Jaffar Express attack, prominent Baloch rights defender Mahrang Baloch was arrested under anti-terrorist laws, while three protesters were shot dead at a peaceful sit-in in Quetta.
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Amira Jadoon,
The Conversation,
13 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sit in
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Lawyers for Julia Ormond are looking to have the court issue a bench warrant for the arrest of CAA co-founder Michael Ovitz for walking out of a deposition after being prodded about his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein.
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In photos shared by police, the bearded man can be seem walking out of a Best Buy store while wearing a bucket hat and Calvin Klein t-shirt.
Noun
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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.
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News in the sit-down, which was recorded on March 15.
Verb
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Johnson allowed one walk with career highs of eight strikeouts and six innings, while throwing 90 pitches.
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Manny Machado hit a first pitch, walk-off RBI single in the bottom of the 10th inning, sending the Padres to a 7-6 win and the Braves to their ninth loss in the last 12 games.
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The pilots’ job action was in protest of the Belgian government’s reforms to federal pensions.
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Organized job actions like strikes or sickouts are prohibited by federal law, but since air traffic control staffing is so tight, a small number of employees taking unscheduled time off can be enough to cause problems.
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Last year, however, marked another slowdown, which experts largely attributed to a decline in international migration.
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An attempt to ease zoning and permitting rules Many housing experts point to local zoning and red tape as the root of the slowdown in homebuilding.
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“Sit in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sit%20in. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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