sitting duck

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Recent Examples on the Web The problems with the current metal detectors that PBC has acquired are the following: 1) slow processing, the kids are processed to slowly through the metal detectors, there are often no armed school police officers during this time, and our kids are sitting ducks. Mike Letsky, Sun Sentinel, 17 July 2024 If the far right gets a majority, Macron would virtually become a sitting duck president with a hostile parliament and prime minister. Emma Bowman, NPR, 15 June 2024 Bud Light drops to fourth in bars and restaurants Indeed, Anheuser-Busch—bereft of pretty much any support from either side at this point—appears to be a sitting duck. Bychristiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 21 July 2023 But then China and Russia showed such fat targets were sitting ducks. Christian Davenport, Washington Post, 2 July 2023 See all Example Sentences for sitting duck 

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“Sitting duck.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sitting%20duck. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.

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