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Recent Examples of sit in
Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Mar. 2026
By the following year, when Fern and Bridie graduated, the families were willing to sit in adjacent rows in the Eastman Theatre, calmly and, Clara thought, smugly.
—Danielle Parker, CBS News, 3 Mar. 2026
Jeffrey Collins, Los Angeles Times, 2 Mar. 2026
In 1960, four college students staged a sit-in at Woolworth’s lunch counter in Greensboro, North Carolina.
—Literary Hub, 24 Feb. 2026
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Verb
Kiddos can fly in Rosie’s cheese-copter, sit in Ada’s thinking chair, build a bridge with Iggy, lead a movement with Sofia and tell stories through illustration with Aaron, according to the museum.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Mar. 2026
By the following year, when Fern and Bridie graduated, the families were willing to sit in adjacent rows in the Eastman Theatre, calmly and, Clara thought, smugly.
—Danielle Parker, CBS News, 3 Mar. 2026
Noun
His library sit-in in segregated Greenville sparked decades of campaigns for voting rights, economic justice, education, and health care across America and abroad.
—Jeffrey Collins, Los Angeles Times, 2 Mar. 2026
In 1960, four college students staged a sit-in at Woolworth’s lunch counter in Greensboro, North Carolina.
—Literary Hub, 24 Feb. 2026
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Verb
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Students deserve a voice, testifiers say Several people testified on the bill, including a handful of current and former students who shared their experiences of walking out during school and the importance of being able to engage with the political process.—
Becca Savransky,
Idaho Statesman,
4 Mar. 2026
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More recently, in 2018, students nationwide walked out of class after students and teachers were killed at Parkland High School in a mass shooting earlier that year.—
Keri Heath,
Austin American Statesman,
4 Mar. 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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The San Diego Trolley extension was completed in 2021 and riders can walk from the station down an escalator to the main mall.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Mar. 2026
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While the late Karl Lagerfield had a selection of male muses (Brad Kroenig and Baptiste Giabiconi walked his runways), an official foray into the menswear space never came to fruition.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
11 Mar. 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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The move has allowed Lululemon to increase its total addressable market, but some critics have said it's alienated Lululemon's core customers and contributed to a slowdown in growth in the retailer's core Americas market.—
Gabrielle Fonrouge,
CNBC,
10 Mar. 2026
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The immigration slowdown is restricting what economists say is a main avenue for growth of the labor force, with birth rates at a record low and more baby boomers reaching retirement age.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
10 Mar. 2026
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