sit around
verb
sat around; sitting around; sits around
: to spend time doing nothing useful
He sits around and does nothing while I do all the work.
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So there just isn’t a pile of money sitting around these days.
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Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 17 May 2026
That’s slightly elevated from the days before AI entered the conversation, before OpenAI launched its first AI model in November 2022, when the unemployment rate for 16- to 24-year-olds sat around 8%.
—Jake Angelo, Fortune, 16 May 2026
Jalen Hurts, Jordan Mailata, Saquon Barkley, Jihaad Campbell and Jordan Davis sit around a conference table opening envelopes to reveal the schedule and react in the moment.
—Jayna Bardahl, New York Times, 15 May 2026
Guided by Cook County Commissioner Kisha McCaskill, the leaders pointed to low voter turnout numbers in the south suburbs and urged the audience to mobilize neighbors, clergy and even the people sitting around their dinner tables to vote in the November midterm elections.
—Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2026
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Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 17 May 2026
That’s slightly elevated from the days before AI entered the conversation, before OpenAI launched its first AI model in November 2022, when the unemployment rate for 16- to 24-year-olds sat around 8%.
—Jake Angelo, Fortune, 16 May 2026
Jalen Hurts, Jordan Mailata, Saquon Barkley, Jihaad Campbell and Jordan Davis sit around a conference table opening envelopes to reveal the schedule and react in the moment.
—Jayna Bardahl, New York Times, 15 May 2026
Guided by Cook County Commissioner Kisha McCaskill, the leaders pointed to low voter turnout numbers in the south suburbs and urged the audience to mobilize neighbors, clergy and even the people sitting around their dinner tables to vote in the November midterm elections.
—Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2026
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“Sit around.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sit%20around. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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