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Recent Examples of sit
Coming in second is Fort Wayne, Indiana, where the median home price is $246,963, making the median monthly housing cost sit at $1,880.
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Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 9 Feb. 2026
But in the stadium suites, Kardashian, 45, sat next to the Formula One champion and heartthrob, both flashing smiles and deep in conversation as the game went on, but otherwise seemed to show little affection publicly.
—Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 9 Feb. 2026
Zddloinp Over-Stove Spice Rack Banish countertop clutter with the help of this handy shelf, which sits snugly on top of your stove.
—Paige Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Feb. 2026
When reporters walked into the locker room following the 29-13 loss, wide receiver Stefon Diggs sat at his locker, still in his full uniform.
—Doug Kyed, Hartford Courant, 9 Feb. 2026
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Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 9 Feb. 2026
But in the stadium suites, Kardashian, 45, sat next to the Formula One champion and heartthrob, both flashing smiles and deep in conversation as the game went on, but otherwise seemed to show little affection publicly.
—Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 9 Feb. 2026
Zddloinp Over-Stove Spice Rack Banish countertop clutter with the help of this handy shelf, which sits snugly on top of your stove.
—Paige Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Feb. 2026
When reporters walked into the locker room following the 29-13 loss, wide receiver Stefon Diggs sat at his locker, still in his full uniform.
—Doug Kyed, Hartford Courant, 9 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sit
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Two members of the rate-setting committee, Stephen Miran and Christopher Waller, dissented from the January decision, preferring another quarter-point cut.—
Rachel Barber,
USA Today,
12 Feb. 2026
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Ultimately, Fennell is referencing a period in history, just not 1847, when Brontë wrote the novel, and not the late 1700s, when it is set.—
Leah Dolan,
CNN Money,
12 Feb. 2026
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If you're seated, place your hands visibly on the table or on your lap.—
Matt Abrahams,
CNBC,
9 Feb. 2026
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Customers partaking in the omakase experience were seated beside others who were spending much less on a la carte items, and the conversation flowed as easily as Cho’s cocktails.—
Laurie Ochoa,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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Nevertheless, laid low by cancer and the claim battle, Karen Powers continued on in the job that had provided her with a lifelong sense of meaning and purpose.—
J.C. Hallman,
Oklahoman,
10 Feb. 2026
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In 2025, Zuckerberg and Chan laid the groundwork to recalibrate their philanthropic organization toward AI-powered biomedical research, with a particular focus on their flagship Biohub network.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
9 Feb. 2026
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Former Super Bowl MVPs joined the band on stage and stood as Armstrong and his band finished up their set.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
9 Feb. 2026
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Hurzeler is probably safe for the rest of the season before a summer review of how things stand for a club with ambitions to build on reaching Europe for the first time in 2022-23 by competing regularly in the top half of the table and for their first domestic silverware.—
Andy Naylor,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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Vonn disclosed the injury a day after posting a video of herself squatting with a barbell in the gym.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
7 Feb. 2026
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Many of those Mexicans saw their property squatted on or seized by the courts of their new nation.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2026
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The couple heard police on a loudspeaker tell someone to put his weapon down and end the situation peacefully shortly before the helicopter arrived.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 Feb. 2026
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McMillan, taken eighth overall by the Panthers in last year’s NFL Draft, put together a rookie campaign with 70 receptions (122 targets) for 1,014 yards and seven touchdowns.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
6 Feb. 2026
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In 2025, the region lost 20,000 jobs, a decline spawned by employment losses of 8,400 in the East Bay, 6,400 in the San Francisco-San Mateo region, and 3,500 in the South Bay.—
George Avalos,
Mercury News,
7 Feb. 2026
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The movie had two sequels and spawned theme-park rides, video games and a TV cartoon series.—
Rod Stafford Hagwood,
Sun Sentinel,
5 Feb. 2026
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In addition to the Sierra population, there are about 20 Sierra Nevada red foxes living in the Cascade mountain range of Northern California.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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First, there are the concentric circle features, which look like wispy shells of ejecta blown off of the star.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Sit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sit. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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