sit tight
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The best move could be to sit tight and gather data.
From Barron's • May 20, 2026
Their commander, Heorhiy, has ordered his troops to sit tight during the 32-hour ceasefire unless they're attacked.
From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026
Kavukcuoglu agreed to sit tight for the moment.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026
The message to her is that if there isn’t anything good out there to buy, investors should just sit tight and be patient— such as bide time in T-bills.
From MarketWatch • Nov. 19, 2025
“You don’t need to be out here, Jax. You just sit tight, and I’ll try to get us back on track in a minute or two.”
From "Dragons in a Bag" by Zetta Elliott
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