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Recent Examples of sits
The company’s market cap sits at about $63 billion.
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Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2025
Identity sits at the heart of digital trust.
—Tony Bradley, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Here, a wicker chair is draped with a warm orange throw, and a maple leaf pillow sits comfortably on top.
—Savanna Bous, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Sep. 2025
Newsweek's tracker currently shows that the president's net approval rating sits at -10 points, with 44 percent approving and 54 percent disapproving.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
The text sits within a crude sketch of the silhouette of a naked woman.
—Michael Loria, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2025
The increase lifted his total fortune to $393 billion, ahead of Musk who sits at $385 billion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.
—Bloomberg, Oc Register, 10 Sep. 2025
That's where the Pueblos Mancomunados sits, a cooperative of eight self-governing Zapotec villages, now easier to reach thanks to the opening of the Barranca Larga–Ventanilla highway.
—Katie Nadworny, Travel + Leisure, 10 Sep. 2025
Accessible by ferry from Port Aransas, which sits just across the shipping channel, this 21-mile-long island offers nothing more than pristine Gulf Coast wilderness, and keen-eyed travelers often stumble upon sand dollars, lightning whelks, angel wings, and conchs.
—Nicholas Derenzo, AFAR Media, 6 Jan. 2025
Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2025
Identity sits at the heart of digital trust.
—Tony Bradley, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Here, a wicker chair is draped with a warm orange throw, and a maple leaf pillow sits comfortably on top.
—Savanna Bous, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Sep. 2025
Newsweek's tracker currently shows that the president's net approval rating sits at -10 points, with 44 percent approving and 54 percent disapproving.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
The text sits within a crude sketch of the silhouette of a naked woman.
—Michael Loria, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2025
The increase lifted his total fortune to $393 billion, ahead of Musk who sits at $385 billion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.
—Bloomberg, Oc Register, 10 Sep. 2025
That's where the Pueblos Mancomunados sits, a cooperative of eight self-governing Zapotec villages, now easier to reach thanks to the opening of the Barranca Larga–Ventanilla highway.
—Katie Nadworny, Travel + Leisure, 10 Sep. 2025
Accessible by ferry from Port Aransas, which sits just across the shipping channel, this 21-mile-long island offers nothing more than pristine Gulf Coast wilderness, and keen-eyed travelers often stumble upon sand dollars, lightning whelks, angel wings, and conchs.
—Nicholas Derenzo, AFAR Media, 6 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sits
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Unfortunately, Africa is at a disadvantage in that the data sets that these large language models are trained on are limited and biased in the first place.—
Moky Makura,
semafor.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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But what sets them apart is preparation.—
Jaime Catmull,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Spracklin's call puts him in the majority among analysts covering the stock.—
Sean Conlon,
CNBC,
18 Sep. 2025
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What really puts City Limits at the front of the pack, though, are the Saturday spareribs, which are cooked directly over a bed of hardwood coals and seasoned with nothing but salt.—
Robert F. Moss,
Southern Living,
17 Sep. 2025
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Each individual character spawns their own stan following, fancam edits, out-of-context YouTube compilations, and more.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
15 Sep. 2025
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Army recruitment crisis spawns 'future soldier' course In 2022, as years of shortfall in recruiting numbers compounded into a crisis, the Army test-launched the Future Soldier prep course, a boot camp-style program to quickly pull up recruits who don't meet academic or physical standards.—
Cybele Mayes-Osterman,
USA Today,
6 Sep. 2025
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When heavy rain occurs, there is a potential for flooding, particularly in areas that are low-lying or prone to floods.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Sep. 2025
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There is no product in that space other than the MG Cyberster.—
James Morris,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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Sinking the throttle forces the electric motor and engine to work together; the car then squats before alarmingly rocketing down the road while swapping cogs swiftly but smoothly.—
Matthew MacConnell,
Forbes.com,
20 Aug. 2025
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Just days into his Senate campaign, James Talarico is making his Christian faith a centerpiece of what will be an uphill battle to strip one of Texas’s Senate seats out of the hands of Republicans.—
Lauren Green,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Sep. 2025
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Cubs designated hitter Moisés Ballesteros ripped his first career home run right at Rizzo, who stepped up on top of the bleacher seats to make a play.—
Ryan Canfield,
FOXNews.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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On the northeast and east side, firefighting crews continue to mop up and strengthen existing lines by removing snags and completing hose lays across steep, rocky terrain, and old-growth vegetation.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Smart charging in action The pilot supports ChargeScape’s mission to accelerate vehicle-grid integration and lays the foundation for future V2G programs across California and beyond.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Sep. 2025
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Critics on Rotten Tomatoes are 96% fresh from 27 reviews, while the audience score stands at 99%.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
13 Sep. 2025
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The grandiose home that now stands on the property was envisioned by the Grammy winner in collaboration with Canadian designer Ferris Rafauli, combining Beaux-Arts style with a contemporary sensibility.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Sits.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sits. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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