as in job action
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Recent Examples of sit-down
Unlike his sit-down restaurant in Peoria, the new concept is more casual.
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Bahar Anooshahr, The Arizona Republic, 16 Mar. 2023
Mobay Cafe is a sit-down restaurant with a patio and bar.
—Kristine M. Kierzek, Journal Sentinel, 15 Mar. 2023
There are also many talk show interviews, some enlightening and some as brutally uncomfortable as the Susskind sit-down.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Mar. 2023
Pellicano’s portrait comes into focus through interviews with reporters and victims, archival photographs and footage, audio recordings of his phone calls and eventually a sit-down with the man himself, who was released from prison in 2019.
—Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Mar. 2023
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Bahar Anooshahr, The Arizona Republic, 16 Mar. 2023
Mobay Cafe is a sit-down restaurant with a patio and bar.
—Kristine M. Kierzek, Journal Sentinel, 15 Mar. 2023
There are also many talk show interviews, some enlightening and some as brutally uncomfortable as the Susskind sit-down.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Mar. 2023
Pellicano’s portrait comes into focus through interviews with reporters and victims, archival photographs and footage, audio recordings of his phone calls and eventually a sit-down with the man himself, who was released from prison in 2019.
—Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Mar. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sit-down
Noun
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The order also directed an investigation of the job action, which was a violation of the Taylor Law barring certain state employees from striking.—
Graham Rayman,
New York Daily News,
11 Mar. 2025
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However, there were allegations that the sick-out at that time was, in truth, a job action.—
Graham Rayman,
New York Daily News,
21 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The good news, Andersen said, is that emissions from buildings have stopped increasing for the first time since 2020 when the global pandemic forced a slowdown in construction.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
20 Mar. 2025
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Prints and editions have proven resilient amid a broader slowdown of the art market that has been ongoing for around two years.—
George Nelson,
ARTnews.com,
19 Mar. 2025
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Thursday's developments came hours after dozens of protesters calling for Khalil's release were arrested at a sit-in at Trump Tower in New York City.—
Tim Stelloh,
NBC News,
14 Mar. 2025
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Six months prior to his arrival in Greensboro, four Black students from North Carolina A&T refused to leave the whites-only Woolworth lunch counter, launching a sit-in movement that soon drew national attention.—
Christopher A. Cooper,
The Conversation,
12 Mar. 2025
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But those kinds of sympathy strikes are allowed in most of Europe, and thus make general strikes across broad swaths of those economies far more frequent.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN,
5 Mar. 2024
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An official from an association that represents local car repair shops has also raised concerns that some of its members are being hit hard by the sympathy strikes, which prevent them from carrying out any repairs.—
Melissa Eddy,
New York Times,
7 Dec. 2023
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Earlier this month, hundreds of Metro bus riders staged a sick-out in protest of the rising number of assaults among their ranks carried out by passengers.—
Nathan Solis,
Los Angeles Times,
15 May 2024
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On Wednesday, the City Council voted to pay $250,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by Baggett’s family members. — TRANSIT TRAUMA: Days after hundreds of Metro bus drivers staged a sick-out protesting safety concerns, L.A.’s transit network continued to experience a string of violent behavior.—
Dakota Smith,
Los Angeles Times,
11 May 2024
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“Sit-down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sit-down. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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