as in to crack down (on)
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Recent Examples of sit on
But Field, whose perpetual restlessness had driven his climb to business success, wasn’t suited to sit on the sidelines.
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Danny Heitman,
Christian Science Monitor,
1 July 2026
Another capability comes from processing unstructured information, since companies already sit on enormous amounts of customer feedback, reviews, research, operational data and industry commentary, but historically, going through all of it manually took far too much time.
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Yuri Gubin,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
Book the stand-alone five-bedroom Villa Beatrice, which sits on more than an acre of private parkland.
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Todd Plummer,
Robb Report,
19 June 2026
Tray Feeders Tray feeders are flat platforms with bird seed in them that typical hang from a hook or sit on your deck.
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Abby Fribush,
Southern Living,
18 June 2026
Another such baby sat on the floor of a London apartment one recent afternoon, playing with his mom, Anit Joseph.
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Sarah Todd,
STAT,
18 June 2026
The Obama Foundation spent some time choosing between Washington Park and Jackson Park, which sit on either side of the University of Chicago campus, before choosing the lakefront location.
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CBS News,
17 June 2026
Koh cofounded Aaru in March 2024, at 19, with Cameron Fink, then 18, and John Kessler, then 15 (and too young to sit on the board).
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Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
17 June 2026
Between stints as California’s governor, Brown ran for Oakland’s top office in 1998, simultaneously campaigning for voters to relieve the mayor from having to sit on the council.
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Shomik Mukherjee,
Mercury News,
16 June 2026
Danny Heitman,
Christian Science Monitor,
1 July 2026
Another capability comes from processing unstructured information, since companies already sit on enormous amounts of customer feedback, reviews, research, operational data and industry commentary, but historically, going through all of it manually took far too much time.
—
Yuri Gubin,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
Book the stand-alone five-bedroom Villa Beatrice, which sits on more than an acre of private parkland.
—
Todd Plummer,
Robb Report,
19 June 2026
Tray Feeders Tray feeders are flat platforms with bird seed in them that typical hang from a hook or sit on your deck.
—
Abby Fribush,
Southern Living,
18 June 2026
Another such baby sat on the floor of a London apartment one recent afternoon, playing with his mom, Anit Joseph.
—
Sarah Todd,
STAT,
18 June 2026
The Obama Foundation spent some time choosing between Washington Park and Jackson Park, which sit on either side of the University of Chicago campus, before choosing the lakefront location.
—
CBS News,
17 June 2026
Koh cofounded Aaru in March 2024, at 19, with Cameron Fink, then 18, and John Kessler, then 15 (and too young to sit on the board).
—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
17 June 2026
Between stints as California’s governor, Brown ran for Oakland’s top office in 1998, simultaneously campaigning for voters to relieve the mayor from having to sit on the council.
—
Shomik Mukherjee,
Mercury News,
16 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sit on
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Years of crippling sanctions have paralysed the economy as accelerating bouts of mass nationwide protests have been put down by security forces with increasing force — culminating in the killing of thousands of demonstrators in January.
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As word of the violence at the Record spread, Black workers around the city put down their tools and ran home, many of them to the Brooklyn neighborhood.
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The majority also slapped down his global tariffs, finding that only Congress had the authority to impose them.
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In February, three of them—including, much to Trump’s fury, two of his own appointees—joined with the liberals to slap down his assertion of emergency power to impose tariffs.
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Thursday's hearing comes less than a week after the same court upheld the incitement conviction of Rong Chhun, a prominent opposition politician, which again renewed focus on the government’s efforts to quash criticism.
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And while some teams hope to maintain their momentum, other teams actively hope the break can quash it.
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Davis crafted a marquee lineup that included Springsteen, Earth, Wind & Fire, Jennifer Hudson, The Killers and Paul Simon, but a massive thunderstorm silenced the show before many of the top names could perform.
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Your method of dismissing your flippant remarks, then, is probably the next best option to silence.
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Typically, ghosts show up in literature when something that has been repressed escapes and becomes everyone’s problem.
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In his car, Lestat is no longer able to repress his memories after having opened the floodgates.
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Upon their return, most ended up in countries that were invaded and subdued by the German army.
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Over a decade, more than 1,000 people have died across the country after police subdued them through means not intended to be lethal, such as physical holds, Tasers and body blows, an investigation led by The Associated Press found.
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Record-setting heat is suspected in 25 deaths from the Deep South to the Midwest to the East Coast, authorities said, with the temperature highs also suppressing some Fourth of July celebrations.
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When coated onto a polypropylene separator with graphene, the material formed a thin interfacial layer that readily absorbed electrolyte while suppressing polysulfide migration.
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“Sit on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sit%20on. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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