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Recent Examples of sit in
Ashutosh Saxena, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
The Padres are 31-22, good enough to sit in the top wild-card spot in the National League on Memorial Day.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 May 2026
Amira Jadoon, The Conversation, 13 May 2026
The rally, organized by Jewish Voice for Peace, was set up first as an anti-war sit-in to demand that the Democratic politicians stop the sale of bombs to Israel, according to the organization's Instagram.
—Amethyst Martinez, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
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Verb
Decades of this telemetry sit in operational systems, underused.
—Ashutosh Saxena, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
The Padres are 31-22, good enough to sit in the top wild-card spot in the National League on Memorial Day.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 May 2026
Noun
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.
—Amira Jadoon, The Conversation, 13 May 2026
The rally, organized by Jewish Voice for Peace, was set up first as an anti-war sit-in to demand that the Democratic politicians stop the sale of bombs to Israel, according to the organization's Instagram.
—Amethyst Martinez, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
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Verb
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Millions of women are walking into doctors’ offices with fatigue, anxiety and brain fog and walking out with a thyroid prescription or an antidepressant.—
Allison Palmer,
Sacbee.com,
10 June 2026
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Democrats walked out of that briefing.—
Ava Berger,
NPR,
10 June 2026
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.—
Jamila Stewart,
Vogue,
22 Mar. 2023
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News in the sit-down, which was recorded on March 15.—
Kirsty Hatcher,
Peoplemag,
22 Mar. 2023
Verb
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Today, there is a visitor center nearby, along with miles of walking trails.—
USA TODAY Network,
USA Today,
10 June 2026
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The 22-year-old right-hander gave up three hits, struck out seven and walked five in his 107-pitch effort, which included a 97-mph fastball to whiff Joey Loperfido with the bases loaded to end the third.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
10 June 2026
Noun
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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
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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.—
Alexandra Skores,
CNN Money,
7 Oct. 2025
Noun
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This slowdown, however, is not investment thesis changing for us as orders tend to be lumpy.—
Morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
9 June 2026
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Still, California’s slowdown is minor compared to the rest of the country.—
Jonathan Lansner,
Oc Register,
7 June 2026
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“Sit in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sit%20in. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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