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sit under

British  

verb

  1. (intr, preposition) cards to be seated on the right of (the player)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Some sit under makeshift shelters, others use picks and drills powered by generators.

From Barron's Jul. 6, 2026

For me, it was another thing we had to do — I was like, “Ugh, we have to sit under the sun and watch my papi play.”

From Los Angeles Times May 12, 2026

Most of these judges are considered senior-level, as they sit under the Office of the Chief Immigration Judge, which oversees the more than 600 immigration judges all across the country.

From Slate Mar. 27, 2026

His complicated web of public and private holdings in energy, healthcare, technology and media largely sit under the umbrella company NantWorks.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 18, 2026

For days on end, he’d sit under the orange trees reading.

From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls

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