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The tourists were sitting ducks for local thieves.
those stupid comments just made him a sitting duck for comedians
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The alternative: Residents risk being sitting ducks for future blazes.
Consider Pacific Palisades.
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Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 22 Jan. 2025
Which had those seals, as Oats put it, out there in the open like sitting ducks.
—Cj Moore, The Athletic, 18 Jan. 2025
Gi-hun and Player 001 debated about whether to proactively attack the other side during the night, rather than just be sitting ducks.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 27 Dec. 2024
Both Vicario and Forster, his deputy, have had their share of close shaves this season, most recently at Bournemouth a couple of weeks ago, where Kulusevski felt like a sitting duck for Tyler Adams when the straight pass arrived.
—Stuart James, The Athletic, 19 Dec. 2024
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Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 22 Jan. 2025
Which had those seals, as Oats put it, out there in the open like sitting ducks.
—Cj Moore, The Athletic, 18 Jan. 2025
Gi-hun and Player 001 debated about whether to proactively attack the other side during the night, rather than just be sitting ducks.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 27 Dec. 2024
Both Vicario and Forster, his deputy, have had their share of close shaves this season, most recently at Bournemouth a couple of weeks ago, where Kulusevski felt like a sitting duck for Tyler Adams when the straight pass arrived.
—Stuart James, The Athletic, 19 Dec. 2024
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“Sitting duck.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sitting%20duck. Accessed 7 Feb. 2025.
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