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With lug-to-lug width of 47mm and case height of 11.11mm, the Terra Nova sits comfortably on the wrist.
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Bhanu Chopra, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
Munroe was sitting at the office of the election board on primary night, in March of 2016, when thousands of Mahoning residents requested, for the first time, a Republican ballot.
—Benjamin Wallace-Wells, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024
The music producer also posted a video of Gomez sitting at a table with him as the pair appeared to dine out in their costumes later that night.
—Escher Walcott, People.com, 27 Oct. 2024
Throughout the past year, Morales has clashed with sitting president Arce – his fellow MAS party member and former ally – as both politicians battle for reelection in 2025.
—Mitchell McCluskey, CNN, 27 Oct. 2024
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Bhanu Chopra, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
Munroe was sitting at the office of the election board on primary night, in March of 2016, when thousands of Mahoning residents requested, for the first time, a Republican ballot.
—Benjamin Wallace-Wells, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024
The music producer also posted a video of Gomez sitting at a table with him as the pair appeared to dine out in their costumes later that night.
—Escher Walcott, People.com, 27 Oct. 2024
Throughout the past year, Morales has clashed with sitting president Arce – his fellow MAS party member and former ally – as both politicians battle for reelection in 2025.
—Mitchell McCluskey, CNN, 27 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sit
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One advantage of integrating a password management solution in an enterprise setting is the familiarity many users already have with it.Tony Bradley, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
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Advocates hope the new buffer zone law sets a global example.Trisha Mukherjee, ABC News, 30 Oct. 2024
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Rudolph sat before an (empty) vanity mirror and the real-life vice president appeared in a similar suit and necklace seated on the other side.Rebecca Morin, USA TODAY, 3 Nov. 2024
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Watch on Deadline After they were greeted with trumpeters, Crystal and Ryan were seated on either side of the Princess of Wales.Glenn Garner, Deadline, 2 Nov. 2024
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Beginner stretches include standing awareness, head hang, and supine spinal twist.Michelle Pugle, Verywell Health, 24 Oct. 2024
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It was placed exactly where the hundred-foot steel tower that held the bomb once stood.Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 24 Oct. 2024
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At the very least, Optimus seems able to squat and fondle eggs.Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 31 Oct. 2024
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The South Fulton Police Department told Fox News Digital officers responded to a report of squatting at a home on Kiram Terrace last month.Louis Casiano, Fox News, 16 Oct. 2024
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Under a new license with the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Piaget was finally able to put Warhol’s name on a style the pop artist had favored and that became closely associated with his style.Tianwei Zhang, WWD, 31 Oct. 2024
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This puts a surprisingly sinister spin on the series, revealing that Agatha was planning to murder her new coven from the very beginning, and simply played along once the Road revealed itself.Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
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The term creator, particularly in the context of content creator, emerged in the early 2000s with the rise of Web 2.0, the version centered on user contribution and interactivity that spawned social media platforms.Ruby Justice Thelot, ARTnews.com, 1 Nov. 2024
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First, Saoirse Ronan spawned a dozen think pieces after her comment about self-defense on The Graham Norton Show went viral.Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 1 Nov. 2024
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There is a good chance Cashman could have been back in the lineup if the game had been scheduled for Sunday.Steve Silverman, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
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But beyond that story, there is the beauty of the song itself, a ballad where Sanz’s voice shines above a measured and subtle accompaniment and that speaks of the dissolution of love despite the best intentions.Leila Cobo, Billboard, 25 Oct. 2024
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Next up was Ana Navarro, lounging on a cruise ship reading Ricky Martin’s memoir when suddenly she’s forced to choose between sharks and electrocution, one of Trump’s weirder fantasy scenarios.Greg Evans, Deadline, 31 Oct. 2024
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One house featured an elaborate Halloween display: skeletons lounging in an oak tree; a skeleton scaling a flagpole as if to seize the Texas flag atop it.Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2024
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“Sit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sit. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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