as in to butt in
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Big-market teams like Montreal and New York should come as no surprise, but Seattle has done well to get butts in seats since the team debuted in 2021-22.—
James Mirtle,
The Athletic,
9 Jan. 2025 -
To save her parents' small-town bar and arts venue, a Broadway dancer (Britt Robertson) stages an all-male holiday dance revue to get butts in seats and enlists a buff contractor (Chad Michael Murray) and his pals to show off their moves.—
Brian Truitt,
USA TODAY,
13 Nov. 2024
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After Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, the U.S. deployed an additional 20,000 troops to Eastern Europe to firm up NATO's eastern flank (there are now approximately 100,000 U.S. forces in Europe).—
Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell,
Newsweek,
16 Jan. 2025
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The deal comes after a ceasefire deal was reached between Israel and Hezbollah in November, weeks after Israel invaded southern Lebanon as part of an escalation of its conflict with Hezbollah.—
Meredith Deliso,
ABC News,
15 Jan. 2025
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Cutting a long story short, a vocal minority of reactionary gamers is perturbed that a sci-fi video game features a Black samurai protagonist, despite the game’s hokey premise centering on the genetic recording of memories written to computer software.—
Lewis Gordon,
Vulture,
8 Jan. 2025
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Eventually, rescuers located the plane, as well as an unharmed (though understandably perturbed) Jackie.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes,
5 Jan. 2025
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Last week an attorney for TikTok had argued before the Supreme Court that a bipartisan law that mandated the sale or ban infringed on the company’s First Amendment rights.—
Ben Guarino,
Scientific American,
17 Jan. 2025
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Precinct brass need to figure out legit parking that meets the needs of officers without infringing on the community.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
16 Jan. 2025
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However, while development on the property continued, the houseless continued to trespass on the Hope Street structure.—
Daniel Kreps,
Rolling Stone,
27 Dec. 2024
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Mortimer was charged in Palm Beach, Florida, in April 2016 with trespassing the home of ex-boyfriend Nico Fanjul, son of sugar baron Alex Fanjul.—
Diane J. Cho,
People.com,
19 Dec. 2024
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Advertisement As the inferno swelled, flames encroached on some areas that were being considered for water shutoffs.—
Matt Hamilton,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Jan. 2025
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For one, rising sea levels are now encroaching on sand and limestone underneath our feet.—
Denise Hruby,
Miami Herald,
14 Jan. 2025
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Then agitate the rug for a few minutes to remove any leftover debris.—
Moriah Mason,
Southern Living,
10 Jan. 2025
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Using your fingers, lightly agitate the seeds to loosen them from the membrane.—
Karla Walsh,
Better Homes & Gardens,
6 Jan. 2025
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Multiple unauthorized drones flew above the Palisades fire Friday afternoon, forcing firefighting aircraft to leave the area for safety and angering those working on the front lines, authorities said.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Jan. 2025
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Context: Polis angered his own party in recent weeks for cheering the incoming Trump administration's government efficiency task force and celebrating the pick of vaccine-skeptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for Health and Human Services secretary.—
John Frank,
Axios,
9 Jan. 2025
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