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Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 4 Nov. 2024
His owner, Sam Spencer, 31, told Newsweek that the 8-year-old canine has always loved watching TV and will happily sit in front of the screen for around two hours.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
Madalyn Mendoza, Axios, 30 Sep. 2024
Five out-of-state climate activists face trespassing charges in Phoenix after they were arrested during a sit-in demonstration at a campaign office for former President Donald Trump.
—Ray Stern, The Arizona Republic, 26 Sep. 2024
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Verb
One protest style is the Rocking Chair Rebellion, in which members sit in rocking chairs outside of banks to pressure them to divest from oil and gas.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 4 Nov. 2024
His owner, Sam Spencer, 31, told Newsweek that the 8-year-old canine has always loved watching TV and will happily sit in front of the screen for around two hours.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
Noun
The latter was the site of the 1960 sit-in that led to the desegregation of lunch counters in the South.
—Madalyn Mendoza, Axios, 30 Sep. 2024
Five out-of-state climate activists face trespassing charges in Phoenix after they were arrested during a sit-in demonstration at a campaign office for former President Donald Trump.
—Ray Stern, The Arizona Republic, 26 Sep. 2024
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Some customers reported some difficulty with the frictionless payment system at the grab-and-go concession stands, unable to walk out at first as expected.Andrew Greif, NBC News, 6 Nov. 2024
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And in January 2023, Duran walked out of prison a free man.Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024
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News in the sit-down, which was recorded on March 15.Kirsty Hatcher, Peoplemag, 22 Mar. 2023
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Ahead of the sit-down dinner and ceremony, guests such as Storm Reid, Christine Quinn, Jurnee Smollett, and Lukas Gage trickled in from the rainy outdoors over an hour or so, greeted inside with Casamigos cocktails, filet mignon canapés, and more.Jamila Stewart, Vogue, 22 Mar. 2023
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Vampire bats typically fly near prey and then quickly walk or run on their thumbs and wrists to close in.Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 7 Nov. 2024
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Nick Seidler, 56, of Wauwatosa, MSOE coordinator of special events, was walking to work outside the polling place and said he was encouraged to see so many students voting.Madison Lammert, Journal Sentinel, 6 Nov. 2024
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The National Union of Healthcare Workers said that nearly 2,400 mental health workers had launched their job action after Kaiser management had turned down proposals that the union said would stanch employee turnover and improve care.Emily Alpert Reyes, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2024
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Effective immediately, all current job actions will cease and all work covered by the Master Contract will resume.Jay Peters, The Verge, 3 Oct. 2024
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Gibbs said Taco Bell led the industry in the third quarter in value perception among all fast-food consumers, helping its sales even during an industrywide slowdown.Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2024
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When Is the Earliest the 2024 Election Can Be Called? Election Day has previously morphed into election week in 2020 with an influx of mail-in and early ballots due to the COVID-19 pandemic causing major slowdowns in vote counting and reporting election results.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Sit in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sit%20in. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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