| 单词 | sitting duck |
| 例句 | In the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries many Amazonian Indians, the Yanomamo among them, abandoned their farm villages, which had made them sitting ducks for European diseases and slave trading. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z “I don’t know. But were sitting ducks in the middle of the prairie here, waiting for all the shamblers in the Midwest to hear the call.” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z The Japanese had waited until we Americans had swarmed up the first slope and were like sitting ducks on the wide plain before the next terrace. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Now he was waddling around in the little house like a sitting duck. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Maybe Ares or Aurora could escape, but the rest of them were sitting ducks. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z If Puglisi got there a little early and put himself near the front door, Nicole and her man would be sitting ducks. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z But you'd really be a sitting duck at one of those. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z There were practical jokes, including one on Hubert Hudson, the navigator, who was generally considered an oddball and a sitting duck for jokes. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z If he misses the one he just left, he knows he will be a sitting duck, waiting for days in the bushes and the tall grass until another one comes. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z The movie travels to that country, where another black community is a sitting duck for Sasol’s emissions. ‘Mossville: When Great Trees Fall’ Review: The Material Toxicity of Racism 2020-05-07T04:00:00Z Jonathan Ross, however, often seemed to rely on his "cheeky chappie" persona, and was never happier than when guests – or sitting ducks – covered their faces in embarrassment. What makes a good chatshow host? 2011-08-05T14:18:53Z America’s oil production facilities might be a sitting duck for someone determined to wreak destruction. This 414-mile road to the Arctic Ocean is one of the world’s most remote highways 2016-04-07T04:00:00Z Unfortunately, some of Pollard's other characters are sitting ducks, and in inhabiting such two-dimensional personae, the dramatic monologue's facility for shifting perspective is lost. Changeling by Clare Pollard ? review 2011-07-29T21:55:00Z The key for Andre was getting someone who knew next to nothing about the show – ideally “reality people, athletes, people on procedural dramas”, because they are sitting ducks for pranks. Comedian Eric Andre: 'We don't tell guests a thing ...' 2020-06-27T04:00:00Z It was in 1994 that the Chicago Housing Authority first proposed demolishing the notorious Cabrini-Green complex, the last of whose 23 original buildings waits at 1230 N. Burling Street like a sitting duck. Illuminating Cabrini-Green's fall 2011-03-23T01:21:00Z Believing themselves sitting ducks, with guards coming to beat them up in reprisal, the prisoners attacked the guards in the tunnel and, in some cases, each other. ‘Blood in the Water,’ a Gripping Account of the Attica Prison Uprising 2016-08-18T04:00:00Z “It seems like we’re just sitting ducks, and it’s out of luck that these reviews might stop.” Restaurants Face an Extortion Threat: A Bad Rating on Google 2022-07-11T04:00:00Z Unfortunately my denim shirt turned a bright white under the black light of the game room; I was a sitting duck. What I Wore: A Week With Cynthia Rowley 2010-12-23T23:31:06Z As Kipnis herself points out, college and grad school is precisely the time that mental illness tends to first rear its head, which makes professors “sitting ducks for accusations.” ‘Unwanted Advances’ Tackles Sexual Politics in Academia 2017-04-05T04:00:00Z "I was a sitting duck for anyone trying to find me." Author JK Rowling says "spiteful" UK press hounded her 2011-11-24T19:12:59Z Presented by Performance Space 122 and La MaMa, it proceeds from a simple question: You’re in Belgium, and you witness a man throwing stones at a sitting duck. Step Aboard or Put on That Blindfold: 2017’s Theatrical Adventures 2017-01-02T05:00:00Z In addition to uploaded valuable personal data, wireless customers are sitting ducks for downloaded junk. Four ways your privacy is being invaded 2012-09-11T13:44:00Z Jones thinks enough is enough: "Modern society cannot be trusted – there is too much craziness out there"; "an opportunist with a spray can might judge Poussin a sitting duck". Vandalising an old master is bad, but not quite as evil as queue-jumping 2011-07-23T23:06:18Z "This sitting duck is about to be a free bird," she announces. Review: 'It's All Good' at Catherine Person 2011-05-05T18:10:05Z It’s a sitting duck if you need there to be a worst song on the album, though, really, I don’t know if “Fear of Music” needs to have one. Are literary classics obsolete? 2012-05-31T00:00:00Z Some of the exploited were sitting ducks: Jennifer Wilson, whose daughter was found murdered in Fort Myers, Fla., in 2002, decided she wanted to go back to school and become a victim’s rights advocate. ‘Fail State’ Review: Schools That Don’t Make the Grade 2018-12-14T05:00:00Z The main goody is a friendly local policeman who has eyes for Sarah and is a sitting duck once he enters this stand-in for the Bates Motel, toting a defective flashlight. Movie Review: ‘The House at the End of the Street,’ With Jennifer Lawrence 2012-09-21T22:00:42Z But they are sitting ducks both existentially and geographically. ‘The Outpost’ Review: At War, in a Worst-Case Scenario 2020-07-02T04:00:00Z Accustomed to decades of quietude, people are sitting ducks as the night begins to fill with the monsters that can kill or contaminate in a heartbeat. 6 things you should know about 'The City of Mirrors' 2016-06-13T04:00:00Z I sat on it, pushed the remote, my legs rose, my back rose, I was no longer a flat sitting duck. T Magazine: Deep Sleep 2012-10-10T22:00:49Z In 2019, she refused to join the democracy voucher program, arguing its spending limits would make her a sitting duck. Business bigfoots the Seattle election, but quietly this time 2023-11-01T04:00:00Z Meanwhile, the wannabe fascist strongman's opponent Biden looks more and more like a sitting duck with each passing day that the venomous, hate-spitting reptile Trump dominates the news. Democratic wishcasting: The one argument that might persuade GOP voters against Trump 2023-08-23T04:00:00Z Cricket is a sitting duck for a phrase like chaos. 'Chaos is the order of this jaw-dropping Ashes' 2023-07-10T04:00:00Z “We’re sitting ducks,” Shawn says, who grew up in the store but says he won’t be taking over from his father or carrying on the family business. For many 7-Eleven franchisees, Seattle brings both boom and bust 2023-06-25T04:00:00Z Their convoys got bogged down and became sitting ducks for Ukrainian troops armed with shoulder-fired missiles. Ukraine’s Counteroffensive: What to Know 2023-06-14T04:00:00Z Earth’s inhabitants are not the sitting ducks they were in the late Cretaceous. The biggest extinction event in the planet’s history is happening again — in Santa Cruz 2023-05-31T04:00:00Z Troops killed in ship bombing 'were sitting ducks' Falklands War: Soldier's sister seeks answers 40 years on 2023-05-14T04:00:00Z The pitch was a sitting duck, though his slider proved dominant across a six-month sample. At last, Josiah Gray is past the trade that brought him to the Nationals 2023-04-10T04:00:00Z "They were right not to get off the boat if that's what they were ordered, but why weren't they given warnings of these aircraft coming in? They just left them there like sitting ducks." Falklands War: Sir Galahad troops 'were sitting ducks' 2023-03-14T04:00:00Z “They were sitting ducks. They were murdered. And everybody wants to forget about it. Well, we’re never going to forget about it.” Families of Virginia Beach shooting victims seek $40 million from state 2023-02-22T05:00:00Z AA president Edmund King said the failure meant drivers in vehicles that had broken down in live lanes were "sitting ducks". Outage prompts investigation amid calls to axe smart motorways 2023-02-22T05:00:00Z “I was just thinking what would I do if he came in. I felt like a sitting duck.” 236 minutes of terror at MSU: Barricaded with a gunman on the loose It comes not from the goodness of hearts but the cold business reality that, in a hard-hitting game built around speed, it’s foolish to give $250 million contracts to sitting ducks. Perspective | Long maligned, the Black quarterback emerges as an NFL standard 2023-02-11T05:00:00Z Without the power, or propellant to maneuver, that makes them a bit like sitting ducks. NASA and DARPA are working on a nuclear-powered rocket that could go to Mars 2023-02-03T05:00:00Z Others couldn’t understand why the airship — a sitting duck, or at least a gently floating one — wasn’t simply taken out by the Air Force. A Giant Balloon Floats Into Town, and It’s All Anyone Can Talk About 2023-02-03T05:00:00Z “If you come in right when we have reproducing females in those very waters, they are sitting ducks.” Suit: US ship canal dredging in summer threatens sea turtles 2022-12-16T05:00:00Z Somehow she unleashed her Medea even before taking the stage: Her arrival threatens the sitting duck of the first act like a faraway cyclone. Review | 3 operas in 3 days? With Met’s powerful fall trio, it was energizing. 2022-10-13T04:00:00Z Simon had the car fixed again, but now, he said, he worries the car is “like a sitting duck.” 'Like a sitting duck': The catalytic converter theft spree is hitting old Toyota Priuses 2022-09-07T04:00:00Z Newgarden lamented his late tire choice, which left him a sitting duck over the final stint. McLaughlin wins in Portland as Will Power widens title lead 2022-09-04T04:00:00Z “We were just sitting — kind of like sitting ducks,” said Danielle Gilbert, a former student at the school who captured one of the videos shared at the proceeding. Parkland gunman’s death penalty trial begins as U.S. reels from mass shootings 2022-07-18T04:00:00Z The island is exposed to attacks from all directions from air and sea, and the small garrison tasked with defending it - first Ukrainians and later Russians - have been described as "sitting ducks" by military experts. Snake Island: Why Russia couldn't hold on to strategic Black Sea outcrop 2022-06-30T04:00:00Z “Otherwise, you’re just sitting ducks, you know? I mean, what are you going? Throw a pencil at him?” Where Texas teachers carry guns, a community feels more secure 2022-06-27T04:00:00Z “They basically wanted sitting ducks,” Mr. DeSantis said of those who have carried out the shootings. On a roll, Desantis surges after bucking Biden and Democrats 2022-06-06T04:00:00Z "I realized we were just sitting ducks," she said. A gun and a prayer: How the far right took control of Texas’ response to mass shootings 2022-05-30T04:00:00Z The flamingos — their wings clipped — were sitting ducks. Perspective | Those flamingos aren’t the first National Zoo animals to come to grief 2022-05-04T04:00:00Z Russian tanks became sitting ducks for anti-tank weapons because they weren’t properly camouflaged, sparking mockery across social media. Rethinking Russia: Failures in Ukraine dent military’s reputation but stoke fears of escalation 2022-04-10T04:00:00Z And out of their jungle hideouts, the newly disarmed rebels became sitting ducks for other armed groups looking to settle old scores. Colombia ex-fighters brew up new lives after giving up guns 2022-04-06T04:00:00Z “Unsupported devices are a stable target — a sitting duck — for attackers,” he said. Yes, You Can Make Your Tech Survive Obsolescence 2022-03-23T04:00:00Z The leader is the sitting duck and forced to mirror race, trying to anticipate the defensive moves needed to win the race. After early season win, Byron unbothered by contract status 2022-03-23T04:00:00Z A literal sitting duck was also killed: a Northern pintail duck that was part of the zoo’s collection. Perspective | Those flamingos aren’t the first National Zoo animals to come to grief 2022-05-04T04:00:00Z But the sequence of events at the end left him a sitting duck on old tyres, and on the single racing lap after the restart, Verstappen passed the Mercedes to win his first world title. Mercedes bullying led to Masi exit - Horner 2022-03-07T05:00:00Z Everyone is baffled as to why Ukraine has not done more to attack the Russian convoy as it is a sitting duck for drone and airstrikes. Why doesn't Ukraine attack the Russian convoy? And other questions 2022-03-04T05:00:00Z If you come to me asking for recommendations but don’t know how much you’re able to spend, I’m a sitting duck. How to decide which laptop to buy 2022-03-04T05:00:00Z “They were surrounded by the freaking Taliban. They were out in the wide open, and they were sitting ducks.” Families of U.S. troops killed in Kabul airport bombing question whether Pentagon distorted investigation findings 2022-02-19T05:00:00Z "They were just like sitting ducks, it was awful." New Yorkers come out to pay respects to fallen NYPD officers: 'heaven is their heavenly home now' 2022-02-02T05:00:00Z "Not only does this slow the enemy down and give you time to react, it also enables you to start the attack while they are sitting ducks inside their vehicle," the document reads. Bomb plot: North Carolina man accused of teaching others how to make IEDS meant for killing law enforcement 2022-01-31T05:00:00Z Motoring organisation the AA said drivers become "sitting ducks" if there are not enough refuges and not accurate enough technology to warn of dangers. UK delays more all-lane smart motorways for five years 2022-01-11T05:00:00Z "Really we were sitting ducks, and after the war we discovered that the British government had already factored in losing the Canberra early on; they expected us to die." How Falklands War and rugby led to 40-year friendship 2022-01-02T05:00:00Z “If you are not vaccinated, you are a sitting duck and children under 5 are not eligible,” he explained. Omicron and children: Pediatric hospitals in parts of U.S. filling fast 2021-12-24T05:00:00Z Wolff has accused Masi of "a freestyle reading of the rules and it left Lewis like a sitting duck", and of "robbing" Hamilton of the title. Hamilton may be punished for no-show 2021-12-17T05:00:00Z Wolff accused Masi of "a freestyle reading of the rules and it left Lewis like a sitting duck", adding: "Robbing him in the last lap of the race is unacceptable." 'It still feels like a nightmare' 2021-12-16T05:00:00Z Instead of being a "deterrent," ICBMs are actually land-based sitting ducks, and for that reason are set up for "launch on warning." Fine-tuning the doomsday machines: Understanding the nuclear-missile dispute 2021-12-15T05:00:00Z “Alpha Centauri is just a sitting duck for this particular technique,” Tuthill says. Scientists Plan Private Mission to Hunt for Earths around Alpha Centauri 2021-11-17T05:00:00Z For one thing, evolution wouldn’t have favored such a dangerous activity — in which we are disconnected from reality, sitting ducks for accidents or predators — if it weren’t deeply helpful for survival. Did Covid Change How We Dream? 2021-11-03T04:00:00Z “I just feel like a sitting duck,” she said. Waiting on U.S. Mandate, Some Nursing Homes Are Slow to Vaccinate Staff 2021-10-20T04:00:00Z Liverpool were suffocated and trapped and it felt as if they were sitting ducks. 'Why Liverpool got away with it against Man City’ 2021-10-04T04:00:00Z If he chooses to run again in 2024, the thinking goes, he'll be a sitting duck for Donald Trump or any other Republican who opposes him: a "failed president," like Trump himself. Think Biden is a "failed" president who can't get re-elected? Consider Bill Clinton 2021-10-03T04:00:00Z “The people out there have been sitting ducks.” ‘Covid hit us like a cyclone’: An Aboriginal town in the Australian Outback is overwhelmed With its vaccination rate the lowest among high-income countries, Australia was a sitting duck for Delta’s arrival. Opinion | Covid Zero Is No Longer Working for Australia 2021-09-08T04:00:00Z “We have been sitting ducks for Delta,” said Christopher Bishop, a lawmaker for the National Party who speaks for the opposition on Covid-19 policy. An Impossible Task? New Zealand Tries to Eliminate Delta. 2021-09-01T04:00:00Z But opposition lawmaker Chris Bishop said the government’s “negligent execution of the rollout has left New Zealand a sitting duck for the delta variant.” New Zealand wages high-stakes effort to halt virus outbreak 2021-08-26T04:00:00Z Dr. Francis Collins also pleaded anew for unvaccinated Americans to get their shots, calling them “sitting ducks” for a delta variant that is ravaging the country and showing little sign of letting up. US mulls COVID vaccine boosters for elderly as early as fall 2021-08-15T04:00:00Z Mr. Collins said there is a good chance the fourth wave of the coronavirus, fuelled by over 90 million unvaccinated people “who are sitting ducks,” has yet to peak. Surge in childhood hospitalizations from delta variant ‘very worrisome’ 2021-08-15T04:00:00Z “They are sitting ducks for the next outbreak,” Dr. Francis Collins, director of the National Institutes of Health, warned recently. Column: We're two Americas, vaccinated and unvaccinated. Alabama football could fix that 2021-06-30T04:00:00Z It was described as "a sitting duck for graffiti", while one man said: "Saw someone cleaning it this morning - talk about doing the dishes". Ely pub's 'quirky' tankard investigated by council 2021-06-25T04:00:00Z But more than a third of the U.S. population older than 12 is unvaccinated, and those people are sitting ducks for infection. Opinion | Huge disparities in vaccination rates are creating islands of vulnerability across the country 2021-06-14T04:00:00Z Rewind to Saturday night, when a group of masked killers hunted down a crowd of people that were sitting ducks outside a banquet hall in Miami-Dade. Swanky Miami restaurants rocked by gun violence 2021-06-02T04:00:00Z Australia's peak medical body on Thursday warned the country's residents were "sitting ducks" for COVID-19, as business leaders call for the international border to be reopened faster despite a sluggish national vaccination drive. Australian doctors warn vaccine hesitancy makes citizens "sitting ducks" 2021-05-20T04:00:00Z “Title 42 just leaves a bunch of sitting ducks for organized crime,” Neusner said. Biden Title 42 policy fuels migrant family kidnappings at border, extortion in U.S. 2021-04-28T04:00:00Z Should a heron happen by, the ducklings are — forgive me — sitting ducks. Evicting ducks from a park? It’s the controversy Seattle needs right now 2021-04-17T04:00:00Z But hold on: Washington may be a bigger sitting duck for a major outbreak than almost any other state, columnist Danny Westneat writes. Live: Coronavirus daily news updates, March 3: What to know today about COVID-19 in the Seattle area, Washington state and the world 2021-03-03T05:00:00Z “They’re like sitting ducks,” said Elizabeth Blackwood, an attorney with the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. Vulnerable Inmates Left in Prison as Covid Rages 2021-02-27T05:00:00Z Hiding wasn't working, and the police and prosecutors were, at that point, a joke, and I was a sitting duck. The rise of the concealed carry woman: 'We have to empower each other' 2021-01-11T05:00:00Z Those decisions left the officers policing the Capitol like sitting ducks, the officials said, with little guidance and no cohesive plan on how to deal with the flood of rioters streaming into the building. Capitol police were overrun, ‘left naked’ against rioters 2021-01-10T05:00:00Z He was Eli Manning in recent seasons: a sitting duck in the pocket. Giants QB Daniel Jones not running due to injuries 2020-12-30T05:00:00Z Ruth Friedman, director of the Federal Capital Habeas Project, likened the prisoners to “sitting ducks,” unable to protect themselves from prison staff members who may spread the virus. Virus Hits Federal Death Row, Prompting Calls for Delays in Executions 2020-12-21T05:00:00Z We are sitting ducks, yet there’s a strong bias against protecting us. Perspective | Covid-19 is spreading wildly in prisons like mine. We should get the vaccine early. 2020-12-11T05:00:00Z She said the way moderates ran their campaigns left them as “sitting ducks.” Conor Lamb, House Moderate, on Biden’s Win, ‘the Squad’ and the Future of the Democratic Party 2020-11-08T05:00:00Z Some of the members who lost, she said, had made themselves “sitting ducks.” Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Biden’s Win, House Losses, and What’s Next for the Left 2020-11-07T05:00:00Z But Moffitt was a sitting duck as the leader on four old tires. Creed snatches Truck Series title from teammate in overtime 2020-11-06T05:00:00Z And all satellites—bright and moving in predictable, public orbits—are essentially sitting ducks, nearly impossible to defend; space war is what the military calls “offense-dominant.” How Do We Prevent War in Space? 2020-10-29T04:00:00Z Modifications at the C4 methyl group would be challenging to accomplish by semisynthesis, but were sitting ducks for Li and colleagues’ modular approach. Modular synthesis enables molecular ju-jitsu in the fight against antibiotic resistance 2020-09-22T04:00:00Z While ICBMs are sitting ducks, nuclear-armed submarines are virtually undetectable when they are at sea. It's Time to Rein in Inflated Military Budgets 2020-09-14T04:00:00Z Sure, you can point to the message, but they were also sitting ducks. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Biden’s Win, House Losses, and What’s Next for the Left 2020-11-07T05:00:00Z “We are just waiting here like sitting ducks waiting to get picked off.” How Chaos in Kenosha Is Already Swaying Some Voters in Wisconsin 2020-08-26T04:00:00Z Decades of neglect - in policy, resources, and oversight - left nursing homes “sitting ducks for COVID-19,” according to a recent article in the New England Journal of Medicine. Editorial Roundup: Pennsylvania 2020-08-19T04:00:00Z That night, his fastball was a sitting duck. Nationals’ bullpen collapses in the eighth inning as the Orioles rally to a 5-3 win 2020-08-08T04:00:00Z From there to the end he won a few contests, but Tyson was a sitting duck for anyone with ambition and a good chin. Mike Tyson's dangerous comeback is painful reminder of Liston's tragic tale | Kevin Mitchell 2020-08-03T04:00:00Z "It was insane - there were ducks everywhere and, because they couldn't fly, they were quite literally sitting ducks." Motorway madness as dozens of ducks dawdle on M25 2020-07-14T04:00:00Z “Many of us are sitting ducks who are still susceptible to second waves,” he said. Actual Coronavirus Infections Vastly Undercounted, CDC Data Shows 2020-06-27T04:00:00Z “Andrew was a sitting duck, and he wasn’t well protected by the team over at Buckingham Palace,” the friend continued. Prince Andrew ‘wasn’t well protected’ by Buckingham Palace during Jeffrey Epstein scandal, pal claims 2020-06-17T04:00:00Z The American Civil Liberties Union has referred to the country’s detainee population as “sitting ducks.” ‘Everybody Was Sick’: Inside an ICE Detention Center 2020-05-15T04:00:00Z “Poor people like my brother are sitting ducks in relation to this,” a relative said, requesting anonymity. UK care providers allege Covid-19 death toll underestimated 2020-04-14T04:00:00Z The Post’s View: Detained migrant children are sitting ducks. Opinion | Trump uses the pandemic to overturn decades of U.S. asylum law and rules 2020-04-12T04:00:00Z The Post’s View: America’s 2.3 million prisoners are sitting ducks for this virus. Opinion | The coronavirus pandemic is putting an end to politics as we know it 2020-04-10T04:00:00Z The pandemic has also sparked concerns about jail and prison inmates who may be sitting ducks for the disease. New York City’s crime rate plummets amid coronavirus shutdown 2020-03-26T04:00:00Z “From high-profile cases like Lori Loughlin’s to the everyday criminal, civil, family court matters, this is a new world. Lawyers, court clerks, jurors see themselves as sitting ducks until we close down the courts.” Coronavirus outbreak could ‘backlog’ Lori Loughlin case, delaying trial, says legal expert 2020-03-13T04:00:00Z “From our point of view, it makes us like sitting ducks for catching coronavirus,” said Dr. Sean Morris, a family doctor in London. ‘It’s Going to End in Death’: Doctors Say U.K. Ill-prepared for Coronavirus 2020-03-05T05:00:00Z “Our boys were just sitting ducks in that classroom.” Saudi suspect in U.S. Navy base attack linked to anti-U.S. Twitter screed 2019-12-07T05:00:00Z For computer scientist Dawn Song at the University of California, Berkeley, DNNs are like sitting ducks. Why deep-learning AIs are so easy to fool 2019-10-08T04:00:00Z “These communities along the coast are basically sitting ducks,” he said. The oceans are taking a beating under climate change, U.N. report warns 2019-09-25T04:00:00Z One of her colleagues was more blunt in an interview: “We’re all sitting ducks if these are the rules the social media companies are going to follow. It’s insane.” States try to combat election interference as Washington deadlocks 2019-09-18T04:00:00Z Hamilton finally got past Vettel on the 32nd lap, with the German a sitting duck on fading tyres, and set off in pursuit of Leclerc. Motor racing: Leclerc claims bittersweet first F1 win in Belgium 2019-09-01T04:00:00Z Experts worry that many local governments are sitting ducks, as municipalities often lack the funding to keep their security systems up to date. Ransomware attacks are an expensive threat to city and state governments. They won’t ebb anytime soon. 2019-08-20T04:00:00Z “I wouldn’t say we are sitting ducks, because we have offensive capability,” Admiral Boyle said. This U.S. Warship Threatens Iran (From 600 Miles Away) 2019-08-23T04:00:00Z “He looked at me and I said ‘I’m a sitting duck here. ‘He didn’t show no remorse’: Survivors recount confusion, horror during deadly El Paso shooting 2019-08-04T04:00:00Z In today’s theater of cyberwar — with its polymorphic malware, weaponized artificial intelligence and ransomware — our election systems are sitting ducks. Opinion | Our best hope for thwarting Russian cyberattacks? Silicon Valley. 2019-08-02T04:00:00Z “We’re sitting ducks just idling here,” she says, taking the car for another lap around the block. On the frontline of the abortion wars: 12 hours in a besieged clinic 2019-07-24T04:00:00Z In the same interview, Trump said he believes citizens would be “sitting ducks” without guns to protect themselves. Chelsea Handler calls for Trump's impeachment for saying semi-automatic guns are 'entertainment' 2019-06-06T04:00:00Z Both men testified they were sitting ducks in the back of the van in a gunfight, and they jumped out behind Miller. Deadly sting, wrong target: How the death of a cop’s son led King County deputies to kill a Des Moines teen 2019-04-28T04:00:00Z "Willie was a sitting duck in that car. He was asleep." California police release bodycam footage of fatal shooting of rapper 2019-03-30T04:00:00Z “He’s a sitting duck,” Thomassey told jurors in his closing argument, asking them to consider “the standard of what a reasonable police officer would do under the circumstances”. Pittsburgh braced for protests after acquittal of officer who shot black teen 2019-03-23T04:00:00Z “He’s a sitting duck,” Thomassey told jurors in his closing argument, asking them to consider “the standard of what a reasonable police officer would do under the circumstances.” Teen’s mom on cop’s acquittal: ‘Hope that man never sleeps’ 2019-03-22T04:00:00Z "He's a sitting duck," Thomassey told jurors in his closing argument, asking them to consider "the standard of what a reasonable police officer would do under the circumstances." White cop cleared in fatal shooting of black teenager 2019-03-22T04:00:00Z "He's a sitting duck," defense attorney Patrick Thomassey told jurors in his closing, asking them to consider "the standard of what a reasonable police officer would do under the circumstances." Jury gets case in trial of white cop who killed black teen 2019-03-22T04:00:00Z Two women who said they were involved in the pileup told Fox affiliate WMSN-TV they "were a sitting duck" as they waited for help to arrive. Video of deadly 131-car Wisconsin pileup released 2019-02-27T05:00:00Z Maybe Maddy would have been a sitting duck in any event. “The Starlet Apartments” 2019-02-25T05:00:00Z The moment those forces are withdrawn, however, their former allies will be sitting ducks, unable to defend themselves against the advanced weaponry that Britain and the US themselves help provide to Turkey and maintain. America's Kurdish allies risk being wiped out – by Nato | David Graeber 2019-02-01T05:00:00Z A few years ago, Australian solo performer Gunn got into it with a stranger who was throwing stones at a sitting duck protecting her eggs. Look Ahead: The hottest Seattle events for February 2019 2019-01-25T05:00:00Z She told BBC 5 live Investigates they were "a sitting duck" with no hard shoulder. 'Stop smart motorway rollout', say MPs 2018-12-15T05:00:00Z Millions of people are sitting ducks because of insecure passwords like 12345678 or Password. 5 critical settings so hackers can’t access your bank accounts 2018-11-11T05:00:00Z New York Giants — Eli Manning is a sitting duck, and that hasn’t changed. Keeping a quarterback upright is imperative in the NFL. Here's who's doing it better and worse than last year - Los Angeles Times 2018-11-10T05:00:00Z “If we don’t, I’m going to be a sitting duck,” she said, left at home doing nothing. She was 16. He was 25. They got married. Should that still be allowed? 2018-10-05T04:00:00Z With limited power to stave off drilling in their backyards or on their farms, the surface rights owners we interviewed said they felt like “sitting ducks” and “unprotected.” Colorado voters will weigh in on drilling distances from homes and schools 2018-09-29T04:00:00Z He laments that they were “like sitting ducks” targeted in the workplace raid, and he hopes more of them get asylum and legal residency as a result of it. 100 armed agents and 143 arrests: the Ice raid that traumatized a small Ohio town 2018-09-25T04:00:00Z These people were sitting ducks for the disease, and the story is much the same elsewhere — the unvaccinated are vulnerable. Opinion | Stupid decisions are to blame for Europe’s record measles rate 2018-08-21T04:00:00Z But why are journalists allowing themselves to be sitting ducks? Opinion | Journalists are playing into Trump’s hand 2018-08-03T04:00:00Z Ms Brooks said the ordeal shattered her faith in human nature, caused her Crohn's disease to flare up and left her feeling like a "sitting duck". 'Cowardly' Facebook stalker jailed 2018-08-01T04:00:00Z To stay with the political analogy – if Löw decides to continue he’ll be a sitting duck, pretty much like Social Democrat Martin Schulz, who opted not to resign after his party’s September 2017 election debacle. Joachim Löw cannot survive Germany’s World Cup humiliation | Uli Hesse 2018-06-28T04:00:00Z If we are not going to be prepared to defend, then we are sitting ducks. ‘We have good kids to protect’: the Texan schools where staff carry guns 2018-06-02T04:00:00Z What’s more, each evening, parrots roost and socialize in these tall trees—“the nightclubs of the parrot world,” as Marsden puts it—making them sitting ducks. This Popular Parrot 'Talks' Like Us. But We're Silencing It. 2018-05-21T04:00:00Z Two years ago, police warned that "unarmed and vulnerable" officers in rural communities would be "sitting ducks" in the event of a terror attack. Rural police 'could routinely carry guns' 2018-05-17T04:00:00Z Israel is not going to be a sitting duck for Assad's next attack. Iran-Israel Conflict Escalates in Shadow of Syrian Civil War 2018-04-09T04:00:00Z Then again, if the anti-Trump vote is strong enough, the incumbents may be sitting ducks anyway. After Stormy Daniels, Republicans Face a Referendum on Trump’s Conduct 2018-03-26T04:00:00Z “It’s maddening that students are left as sitting ducks” in the classroom without protection, said Todd, 34, who was a sophomore when he was wounded in the Columbine shooting. Finding alternative viewpoints as U.S. students protest 2018-03-15T04:00:00Z “Otherwise, you are literally a sitting duck in a school if you are not able to respond. And I’m not willing to do that. I’m not willing to put our kids at risk.” Armed and safe? At Ohio schools, the security plan includes teachers and guns. 2018-03-12T04:00:00Z “I’m a sitting duck,” he recalled thinking in an interview Monday evening, moments after the House held a moment of silence for the Parkland shooting. Analysis | How one Florida Republican came to support a ban on assault weapons after the Parkland shooting 2018-02-27T05:00:00Z Unless and until something effective is done to regulate access to and content of social media, you're sitting ducks. After Florida School Shooting, Russian ‘Bot’ Army Pounced 2018-02-19T05:00:00Z “If he didn’t have to leave 10 minutes early, he can’t run, he can’t hide, he can’t crawl under a desk. … It’s just very frightening. My son is a sitting duck.” Accused South Florida school shooter confessed to rampage that killed 17 people, police say 2018-02-15T05:00:00Z When one lands a little too close for comfort, Galanopoulos — deciding he is a sitting duck — leaps from the cart and runs the rest of the way. When Champions League Cash Tilts the Playing Field 2018-02-10T05:00:00Z “We’re just sitting ducks, basically, in these areas where the refineries are, all over the States,” she said. After Harvey, Houston suburb suffers a persistent problem: waves of foul air 2018-01-29T05:00:00Z “It’s going to mean more money, but it’s more money from wealthy people. We are just a sitting duck now as a target.” Yes, You Really Can Pay for Private School With 529 Plans Now 2017-12-21T05:00:00Z The mighty Philadelphia Eagles were sitting ducks, and yet the Rams let them soar out of the Coliseum with a 43-35 victory that could have been so much different. Rams are not ready to soar like Eagles 2017-12-11T05:00:00Z Yes, he gave up two interceptions on tipped balls, and a sack-fumble on a play when he became “a sitting duck.” Perspective | Kirk Cousins showed his heart in loss at Dallas. Remember that when he’s gone. 2017-12-01T05:00:00Z Morganelli said video shows Clary breaking away from the troopers and reaching into his car, after which the prosecutor says he “comes out shooting” at the troopers, whom he called “sitting ducks.” DA: Troopers justified in using deadly force in shooting 2017-11-16T05:00:00Z The prosecutor says he then “comes out shooting” at the troopers, whom he called “sitting ducks.” DA: Troopers justified in using deadly force in shooting 2017-11-16T05:00:00Z And his well of neediness makes him a sitting duck for anyone who understands the art of flattery and personal manipulation. Trump is putty in the hands of world leaders who feed his ego 2017-11-09T05:00:00Z Now China Inc would appear to be a sitting duck. American politicians’ efforts to control Chinese firms amount to a dangerous game 2017-10-12T04:00:00Z Manning, never a mobile quarterback, is a sitting duck behind the Giants’ awful blocking. Is Eli Manning done? The Giants’ offense is so bad, it’s hard to know the answer. 2017-09-19T04:00:00Z With no evacuation from the port town, people were sitting ducks. Analysis | The Daily 202: Hurricane Irma would have killed vastly more people in the past 2017-09-11T04:00:00Z “It’s home to the nation’s largest refining and petrochemical complex, where billions of gallons of oil and dangerous chemicals are stored. And it’s a sitting duck for the next big hurricane.” Harvey is a global warming issue — and a test for Donald Trump's denialism 2017-08-30T04:00:00Z The border itself was a focal point of the conflict and was often the target of bombings — which left people feeling like sitting ducks during the frequent checkpoint delays. Brexit and Ireland: Britain’s troubled relationship with the island next door is a problem again 2017-08-20T04:00:00Z They talked of being “sitting ducks,” feeling vulnerable and said openly that the risk of violence affects their work. A Congress touched by violence surely can help those who live it daily 2017-08-04T04:00:00Z They were sitting ducks, baseball bats their only defense against a disturbed, armed gunman. South Carolina editorial roundup 2017-06-21T04:00:00Z And Malvo, 32, gets to ask himself over and over and over again, “Why did I prey on sitting ducks?” James Hodgkinson and Beltway sniper Lee Malvo 2017-06-14T04:00:00Z Texas congressman Roger Williams, who coaches the Republican team, added: “We were sitting ducks. We had nothing to fight back with but bats, if it came to that.” How a Republican baseball practice in Virginia became 'a killing field' 2017-06-14T04:00:00Z Those inside felt like sitting ducks, several said, caught in the crossfire. 'I heard a very large bang.' And then a race for their lives. 2017-06-14T04:00:00Z “Now they’re suddenly sitting ducks who have their secrets stolen and used around the world.” Malware Case Is Major Blow for the N.S.A. 2017-05-16T04:00:00Z The ship that was captured on Monday had a low freeboard and was travelling so slowly that it was, he says "almost a sitting duck". Somalia ship hijack: Maritime piracy threatens to return - BBC News 2017-03-15T04:00:00Z They felt like sitting ducks until the snipers were arrested Oct. James Hodgkinson and Beltway sniper Lee Malvo 2017-06-14T04:00:00Z House Majority Leader Lee Qualm, the bill’s main sponsor, says that lawmakers on their chamber floor are like “sitting ducks.” Bill to allow some to carry pistols in the Capitol advances 2017-02-06T05:00:00Z Rank-and-file police officers in the region recently told the Guardian that the re-establishment of such static posts and checkpoints would turn them into “sitting ducks” for armed dissident republicans opposed to the peace process. Brexit: Irish taoiseach spells out fears over 'hard border' with north 2017-01-30T05:00:00Z The bills were introduced due to a sense that animosity toward police has left them as sitting ducks and needing more protection. Latest ‘hate-crime’ measures would protect ... police 2017-01-21T05:00:00Z In short, you’re a sitting duck, someone who had a sore throat and who asked good old Dr Google for advice only to be told it was cancer. Is my face attractive? You asked Google – here’s the answer | Morwenna Ferrier 2016-12-28T05:00:00Z Russia’s ten ballistic-missile submarines now spend most of their time in port, where they are sitting ducks. World War Three, by Mistake 2016-12-23T05:00:00Z I was surprised I wasn’t hit, because as a drummer on a riser I’m a sitting duck. Paris: One Year On 2016-11-12T05:00:00Z You were a sitting duck, hence the name… James Haskell column: European weeks are special weeks 2016-10-15T04:00:00Z Russell Wilson is nursing a knee injury, so if he plays, he’s a sitting duck against an attacking Jets defense. Sam Farmer's NFL picks for Week 4 2016-09-30T04:00:00Z "That was the right idea, the right call, because everybody took tires except three guys and they were sitting ducks," Truex said. Martin Truex Jr. rallies to win NASCAR Chase opener 2016-09-19T04:00:00Z “That was the right idea, the right call, because everybody took tires except three guys and they were sitting ducks,” Truex said. Martin Truex Jr. rallies to win NASCAR Chase opener 2016-09-19T04:00:00Z The Musudan turned out to be 5 feet wide and 40 feet long — remarkably small compared to North Korea’s large missiles, which military analysis saw as sitting ducks. North Korea Will Have the Skills to Make a Nuclear Warhead by 2020, Experts Say 2016-09-09T04:00:00Z The players are basically sitting ducks between the locker room and the courts. How the U.S. Open Made Practice Perfect 2016-08-30T04:00:00Z “I thought now we are sitting ducks,” he said. Doctors travel a dangerous road to help ease the horrors of war-torn Aleppo, Syria 2016-07-11T04:00:00Z Police officers in rural areas fear they would be "sitting ducks" in the event of a terrorist gun attack in the UK, a Police Federation chairman says. Rural police 'sitting ducks' in UK terror attack - BBC News 2016-05-17T04:00:00Z Now, as Russia, China and others develop technology that could take out the national security infrastructure the United States has built in space, Pentagon officials fear its satellites could be sitting ducks. A fight to protect ‘the most valuable real estate in space’ 2016-05-09T04:00:00Z “People just don’t like to be sitting ducks.” How early is too early for word that tornadoes may come? 2016-04-23T04:00:00Z Islamic terrorist leaders want those they would destroy to remain on the defensive, like sitting ducks. Editorials from around Pennsylvania 2016-03-30T04:00:00Z Wait, you mean the argument about “sitting ducks” and “evil-doers” wasn’t persuasive? Fight over guns at the RNC draws Secret Service response 2016-03-29T04:00:00Z "So the only officers that you have available are unarmed and vulnerable officers and they are the officers that are saying to me that in a terrorist situation they would be sitting ducks." Rural police 'sitting ducks' in UK terror attack - BBC News 2016-05-17T04:00:00Z They end up as sitting ducks in a painstakingly orchestrated attack. Brutal, inane ‘London Has Fallen’ is even worse than the original 2016-03-03T05:00:00Z He said the vehicle couldn’t move because of traffic and was “a sitting duck.” Man fatally shot near McDonald’s in San Francisco 2016-02-22T05:00:00Z Fahrenheit 9/11″ fever, like a sitting duck. The truth about the Dem civil war: Bernie vs. Hillary might seem life-and-death — but it could always be much, much worse 2016-02-08T05:00:00Z “Gun free zones are for sitting ducks,” one read. As Obama tries to bridge divide on guns, it seems as wide as ever 2016-01-07T05:00:00Z “I was like, ‘Wow, we’re just sitting ducks here,’” she recalled. Georgia Town Teaches ‘Fight Back’ as Option in Mass Shootings 2016-01-06T05:00:00Z During the interview, Trump casually compared the victims in the deadly Paris attacks “sitting ducks.” Donald Trump Sells Out of His Own Signature at $13 a Copy 2015-12-11T05:00:00Z “So they were like sitting ducks, every one of them.” Republican, Democrat 2016 hopefuls dispute relatedness of mental health and gun control 2015-12-06T05:00:00Z They don’t want to be sitting ducks in a pond.” In Wake of Shootings, a Familiar Call to Arms Drives Latest Jump in Weapon Sales 2015-12-05T05:00:00Z Republican inaction has made us all sitting ducks. End the Gun Epidemic in America 2015-12-04T05:00:00Z This is a terrorist attack, and when people are unarmed, they are sitting ducks. Ted Cruz to tout Second Amendment support at Iowa gun range 2015-12-04T05:00:00Z These various places where they did the shooting—they were like sitting ducks. Donald Trump Sells Out of His Own Signature at $13 a Copy 2015-12-11T05:00:00Z A sitting duck to a team that is bursting with ideas and goal-threat. Hibernian 3-0 Dundee United 2015-11-04T05:00:00Z “Gun free zones are for sitting ducks,” read one protest sign. Obama meets with families of Ore. shooting victims in low-key visit 2015-10-09T04:00:00Z Some signs in the crowd at the airport proclaimed “Welcome Obama,” but others said, “Go home” and “Gun-free zones are for sitting ducks.” Your Friday Evening Briefing: Israel, Oregon and the Nobel Peace Prize 2015-10-09T04:00:00Z As his motorcade drove into town, supporters and protesters lined the streets with signs such as "Not giving up our rights," "Please leave us in peace" and "Gun-free zones are for sitting ducks." In familiar ritual, Obama consoles families from Oregon mass shooting 2015-10-09T04:00:00Z Open two and a half years Antony Pope says he is a sitting duck for protesters who flocked to Brick Lane on Saturday. Brick Lane – the melting pot of culture 2015-09-29T04:00:00Z "I thought Denny was a sitting duck; I thought he was mine," Edwards said. Denny Hamlin gambles and wins Chase opener at Chicagoland Speedway 2015-09-20T04:00:00Z “Because of the kinds of comments older men are making to younger men,” she said, “employers are unfortunately sitting ducks for suits based on gender discrimination.” Attitudes Shift on Paid Leave: Dads Sue, Too 2015-09-15T04:00:00Z With high hopes for what lies ahead, it’s easy to lose sight of the fact that these migrants are sitting ducks for very dangerous people. ‘La Jaula de Oro’ (‘The Golden Dream’) movie review 2015-09-09T04:00:00Z “We’re sitting ducks just waiting for businesses to close down,” he said. In Flushing: Upscale Condos and Retail 2015-08-28T04:00:00Z Such satellites effectively hover over one spot on the planet, making them sitting ducks. War in Space May Be Closer than Ever 2015-08-10T04:00:00Z The younger surfer said he felt like his friend and mentor was “like a sitting duck” after losing his board during the attack. Shark attack surfer Mick Fanning heralds 'warrior' Julian Wilson 2015-07-21T04:00:00Z “I feel like a sitting duck,” she says. How new drugs helping millions of Americans live longer are also making them go broke 2015-06-30T04:00:00Z Chunnel-bound trucks that backed up at the port city became sitting ducks for some of the thousands of migrants trying to cross into England. Your Wednesday Evening Briefing 2015-06-24T04:00:00Z He went tearing around second and, with third already occupied, was a sitting duck to be tagged out by first baseman Lucas Duda after Curtis Granderson’s throw from the outfield was cut off. Harvey, Parnell pitch Mets to 3-2 win over Blue Jays 2015-06-16T04:00:00Z During the three days of interviews at my home, I was a sitting duck, preening on her nest without the least bit of concealment. Sally Mann’s Exposure 2015-04-16T04:00:00Z They were sitting ducks when the rivers once again flooded. Geoengineering is Not a Solution to Climate Change 2015-03-10T04:00:00Z “I quickly realized that we would likely be sitting ducks.” Bill would let elected officials to carry guns in buildings 2015-01-20T05:00:00Z As soon as something was summed up, it was to all intents and purposes dead, a sitting duck, and she could go no further with it. Embarrassed by Fiction | The New Yorker 2014-12-29T05:00:00Z A similar network would be helpful in the South China Sea and the Mediterranean, where communities remain sitting ducks due to their proximity to underwater tsunami sources. What Science Can, and Can't Do, to Cut Losses from the Next Tsunami 2014-12-26T05:00:00Z BP is now a sitting duck after the Gulf of Mexico disaster, Russian sanctions and the falling oil price combined to drive down the share price to £4.25. If Royal Dutch Shell Buys BP Should The Authorities Ban The Purchase? 2014-12-06T05:00:00Z Critics might say that elasticity would make him a sitting duck in a GOP primary. John Kasich Charts a Different Course 2014-12-05T05:00:00Z These big ships will need escorting by frigates and destroyers if they are not to be sitting ducks. The sensitive aircraft carrier issue 2014-11-27T05:00:00Z The “Hands Off My Gun” author said she is “regularly” threatened by gun-control activists, and is “just not cool with being a sitting duck somewhere or asking any of you to be also.” Dana Loesch cancels book signing at gun-free campus 2014-11-03T05:00:00Z But he said he had no intention of being a “sitting duck” for what he said were right-leaning groups capable of flooding Connecticut’s airwaves at the 11th hour. A Kennedy’s Campaign Is Sharply Questioned on Finances 2014-10-31T04:00:00Z He was a submariner, a torpedo man, at a time when sonar made a submarine a sitting duck for depth charges. Watford City submariner far from the farm 2014-09-29T04:00:00Z “I hate to say this. We were sitting ducks.” UA football game crowds integrated 50 years ago 2014-09-27T04:00:00Z The German was a sitting duck and Hamilton swept past easily to reclaim the lead. Hamilton wins in Singapore, takes F1 title lead 2014-09-21T04:00:00Z Myers muttered a few unprintable words about them both being sitting ducks. B.F. Fisher, Medal of Honor recipient for rescuing downed pilot in Vietnam War, dies "Part of England's problems in the middle overs is they don't use their feet enough to the spin bowlers. They almost become sitting ducks." Cook defends England's ODI approach 2014-08-30T04:00:00Z So a slow-moving airliner potentially would be a sitting duck against a missile like the SA-24. For 40km, Passenger Planes Are Sitting Ducks But the corridor, Netanyahu must know, abuts heavily populated neighborhoods, and a presence there would make Israeli soldiers sitting ducks. Watching Gaza 2014-07-16T04:00:00Z “They were like sitting ducks on the bridge,” Van Buren County Sheriff Scott Bradley told the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. 2 killed, 19 hurt in Arkansas logging truck wreck 2014-06-03T04:00:00Z Riley activated his flotation device and quickly became a sitting duck for German machine gun fire as he bobbed on the surface. See how these iconic D Day photos by Robert Capa were almost lost 2014-05-29T04:00:00Z But he insists he is not a sitting duck for Russian intelligence authorities who may want to press him on what he knows. Edward Snowden: I have no relationship with Russia 2014-05-29T04:00:00Z Hunter-Reay figured he was a sitting duck as the leader, his chances over. Hunter-Reay holds off Castroneves to win Indy 500 “It amounts to a gross dereliction of Nigeria’s duty to protect civilians, who remain sitting ducks for such attacks,” she continued in a statement. Report: Nigerian security forces had advanced warning about abduction of hundreds of schoolgirls 2014-05-09T15:27:00Z "We shall not be referred to as sitting ducks any more." Beefed-up Somalia peacekeepers may renew offensive on al Shabaab 2013-11-18T17:36:24Z A search for the type of baby monitor used by the Gilberts reveals that more than 40,000 other people are using the IP cam–and may be sitting ducks for creepy hackers. The Terrifying Search Engine That Finds Internet-Connected Cameras, Traffic Lights, Medical Devices, and Power Plants 2013-09-04T14:35:00Z A party threatening to raise tax is a sitting duck for its opponents. German opposition faces daunting task 2013-08-23T00:12:18Z The tank, like the battleship, was suddenly a sitting duck without control of the skies. Will there ever be another massive tank battle? 2013-07-05T00:34:07Z "We were leading on that last restart, I knew I was a sitting duck," he said. Tony Kanaan end heartbreak with victory at Indy 500 2013-05-27T04:22:04Z The tough questions are just sitting ducks waiting for us—Congress, journalists, the media, and the administration itself—to ask. So, You Want Another War? 2013-03-20T21:55:00Z As an old drug without patent protection, Acthar would seem to be a sitting duck for generic rivals. Questcor Finds Profit for Acthar Drug, at $28,000 a Vial 2012-12-29T21:26:41Z Second, such stop loss orders become sitting ducks for some professionals. Beware Traders Who Want To Stop You Out Of Apple 2012-12-10T18:25:18Z "We were on the outside and I mean we were sitting ducks on the outside," Gordon said. Bowyer, Gordon renew Martinsville familiarity 2012-10-28T23:39:08Z The deal was "shot down by Merkel", The paper says the British defence giant is now seen as a "sitting duck" for a takeover bid. Papers praising Cameron's speech 2012-10-11T04:49:19Z Wilson's ability to scramble was the only thing that kept him from being a sitting duck against Arizona's pass rush. Seahawks QB was under constant pressure in first game 2012-09-11T03:28:03Z During his two tours in Iraq, he said, he often “felt like a sitting duck in the middle of nowhere.” U.S. Boxing Program Is Down but Not Out 2012-07-27T17:17:01Z In one headline on its website, state-run Press TV described Western warships in the Gulf as "sitting ducks". Gulf sabers rattle as Iran sanctions bite 2012-07-06T08:55:47Z When Brown appeared at a major science conference in Vancouver earlier this year, he gave away few details, save to say that the meat industry is "a sitting duck". Fake meat: is science fiction on the verge of becoming fact? 2012-06-22T21:59:00Z The journalists had been uncovered, and now, they were sitting ducks. Out of Syria's Carnage: A Survivor's Testimony of Bab Amr's Last Stand 2012-03-08T12:40:00Z He knew he was a sitting duck as soon as we got clear of everybody. Kyle Busch edges Stewart to win Shootout 2012-02-19T05:53:41Z "Submarines are short-duration threats -- they eventually have to come to port for resupply and when they do they will be sitting ducks." Analysis: Iran could close Hormuz -- but not for long 2012-01-05T12:30:57Z We can’t just do nothing and leave them like sitting ducks. Nissen and Topol Clash Over Genetics and Personalized Medicine 2011-12-27T21:33:56Z Many workers are anxious, however, worried that they are sitting ducks in the middle of the Sahara, armed with only a handful of Kalashnikovs and a few machine guns. The human cost of defending Libya's oil 2011-10-26T14:11:08Z Suppose a country developed long-range missiles that made our aircraft carriers sitting ducks for attack or developed the ability to paralyze our country with cyberattacks. Economix Blog: Uwe E. Reinhardt: Make-Work and the G.D.P. 2011-10-14T10:00:08Z But some bird watchers say that in an area where dozens of wind turbines slice the air they were also sitting ducks. Wind farms under fire for bird kills 2011-08-28T22:33:33Z Dropping back to six furlongs didn't seem a problem last time at Kempton, but being in front from such an early stage didn't help and she was a sitting duck in the final stages. Talking Horses: The latest news and best bets in our daily horse racing blog 2011-08-25T10:53:20Z Soviet planes at Canton meant that they could be here also, and Buddha, squatting in a glare of light in the midst of Hankow, was a sitting duck for a bombing attack. The Image and the Likeness 2011-08-23T02:00:33.617Z The president, seeking a second term, ought to be a sitting duck. Barack Obama is on course for a second term ? against all the odds 2011-08-17T11:34:34Z They slow down each sale, he said, exposing money-wielding customers to outside onlookers like sitting ducks. Lens: Through Plexiglas Barriers, a Noirish New York 2011-08-05T09:00:20Z My aphorism for it is, better a moving turkey than a sitting duck. Corner Office: John W. Rowe: A Sitting Duck Can?t Catch a Moving Turkey 2011-06-25T17:30:25Z If it fails, it risks being left a sitting duck as predators circle. UPDATE 1-LSE faces TMX tussle as Maple goes hostile 2011-05-26T10:16:09Z Nuclear power plants are sitting ducks for terrorists. 5 myths about nuclear energy 2011-03-16T15:25:15Z Sponsors talk of how professors and students are now sitting ducks for the next deranged gunman to charge through the classroom door. Lawmakers Debate Effect of Weapons on Campus 2011-02-26T23:46:58Z "Once we found good cultivars that were working for us, we adopted them and as a result they're sitting ducks for pathogens," he told BBC News. Wine's future 'needs new grapes' 2011-01-17T19:59:06Z Better a sitting duck than a standing ashtray. The Knowledge 2010-12-22T00:06:00Z “Companies are getting more and more sophisticated about how to deal with activists, and so the number of sitting ducks is decreasing,’ said Michael Armstrong, an analyst at Monitor Group who studies activist investors. DealBook: For Activist Funds, a Long-Term Approach to Investing 2010-12-21T00:45:00Z A Panda Security white paper on the small business online banking survey noted that small businesses "are sitting ducks." Are Hackers Targeting Your Online Banking? 2010-09-13T14:55:00Z “This type of accident will be more and more common with this new configuration, which leaves everyone a sitting duck as they walk the sidewalks.” On Bikes, Skinny Dipping and Rude Neighbors 2010-09-07T17:08:00Z Much is made of the ambitions of big supermarkets such as Tesco and Asda to eat Argos's breakfast, but Planet Retail analyst Bryan Roberts says it is not a sitting duck. Argos chief Sara Weller ? tackling a catalogue of errors 2010-08-27T05:59:00Z "We must show we don't intend to be sitting ducks in the event of such an attack," Rabinovitch said. As tensions rise, Israel launches air raid drill 2010-05-23T12:10:00Z After all, how much satisfaction can be derived from hitting a sitting duck? India's cricket team have turned into the Pathetics of the Caribbean 2010-05-12T10:00:00Z The result is that pitchers are sitting ducks for lethal line drives. Hitmen for Hire 2010-04-22T21:00:00Z Three newspapers used the phrase "sitting ducks" to describe the encampment, which reportedly lacked proper sentries, and was host to a public market and toilet. 2010-02-17T09:43:00Z It is not uncommon for Indian students to live in high crime-rate areas and work late at night which essentially makes them sitting ducks for opportunistic criminals. 2010-01-08T16:05:00Z It was worse than shooting sitting ducks—it was like dynamiting fish in a bucket! Triplanetary If any of the Company ships sight us, we'll be a sitting duck. The Hell Ship Where they were, not strictly on course, but still in a satellite-type orbit, they remained sitting ducks for any number of countermeasures that Earth might throw against them. Where I Wasn't Going "Why do I have to be the sitting duck?" Sight Gag A weaving target has a chance, but a target standing motionless is a sitting duck and his life hangs by a hair. The Man the Martians Made In that he would be just a sitting duck. Acid Bath Chase ordered us down from Cth for a quick look—and so help me, God, we broke out right in the middle of a Rebel supply convoy—big, fat, sitting ducks all around us. A Question of Courage They'll be sitting ducks when your warship pulls up alongside and sends in a boarding party. The Highest Treason There is a very dangerous time when the driver is a sitting duck. The Fourth R I wanted to teach Frank that he was like a sitting duck, that he could protect himself, that he could change—suddenly I froze. Take Me for a Ride: coming of age in a destructive cult There were three eggs in the inaccessible cliff-nest, and he brought me one, which I tried in vain to hatch under a sitting duck. Station Amusements in New Zealand I remembered that Atmananda had taught us that we were like sitting ducks, that we could protect ourselves, that we could change... Take Me for a Ride: coming of age in a destructive cult |
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