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sit over

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verb

  1. (intr, preposition) cards to be seated in an advantageous position on the left 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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When it’s finished in 2024, a new 3-acre park with plantings and walkways will sit over a portion of the highway.

From Seattle Times Jul. 13, 2023

A deep marine layer is expected to sit over Southern California, Kitell said, bringing breezy onshore winds and some drizzle.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 20, 2022

Perkins said the ground is already saturated, and the storm is slowing in a way that might allow it to sit over the area for days, dumping cataclysmic amounts of rain.

From Washington Post Sep. 26, 2022

The group likes to sit over breakfast and talk “about everything,” said Odom, 58.

From Washington Times Mar. 21, 2020

“Come and sit over here for a while; we have so much to talk about!”

From "Made You Up" by Francesca Zappia

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