sit tight
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After an eventful two-month stretch for the stock market that featured one of the biggest momentum crashes in recent memory, investors who managed to sit tight through it all are being rewarded once again.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 4, 2026
“Right now the data’s moving in his direction, where he can probably sit tight and buy time,” said Michael Gapen, chief U.S. economist at Morgan Stanley.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
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
Or should they just sit tight and let this terrible thing happen the way terrible things had been happening now ever since the 1848 war, trusting that, like Amarante Cordova, they could somehow, miraculously, survive?
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
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