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sit-down

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Definition of sit-down

as in job action

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Recent Examples of sit-down 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 Unlike his sit-down restaurant in Peoria, the new concept is more casual. — Bahar Anooshahr, The Arizona Republic, 16 Mar. 2023 There are also many talk show interviews, some enlightening and some as brutally uncomfortable as the Susskind sit-down. — Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Mar. 2023 Pellicano’s portrait comes into focus through interviews with reporters and victims, archival photographs and footage, audio recordings of his phone calls and eventually a sit-down with the man himself, who was released from prison in 2019. — Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Mar. 2023 See All Example Sentences for sit-down

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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

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With enormous amounts of debt on its balance sheet, the company is vulnerable to sharp moves in interest rates, as well as any signs of a slowdown in the data center buildout.

— John Towfighi, CNN Money, 20 Oct. 2026
Elon Musk ordered the Starlink slowdown that hindered Kyiv’s defense last week, US officials told The Wall Street Journal, an episode that punctuated a stunning breakdown in US-Ukraine ties.

— Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 20 Oct. 2026

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In March 2023, UTLA staged a sympathy strike, joining the three-day walkout of Local 99 of Service Employees International Union.

— Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2026
The California Nurses Association had announced plans to hold a sympathy strike in solidarity.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 18 Mar. 2026

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