sitting duck

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Recent Examples of sitting duck Which had those seals, as Oats put it, out there in the open like sitting ducks. Cj Moore, The Athletic, 18 Jan. 2025 Gi-hun and Player 001 debated about whether to proactively attack the other side during the night, rather than just be sitting ducks. Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 27 Dec. 2024 Both Vicario and Forster, his deputy, have had their share of close shaves this season, most recently at Bournemouth a couple of weeks ago, where Kulusevski felt like a sitting duck for Tyler Adams when the straight pass arrived. Stuart James, The Athletic, 19 Dec. 2024 According to Deloitte, just 14% of companies are confident in their ability to fill the void left by departing talent, making most companies sitting ducks. Jon Michail, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for sitting duck

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“Sitting duck.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sitting%20duck. Accessed 19 Mar. 2025.

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