lying down
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Earlier research has linked greater amounts of sedentary behavior, including sitting, reclining, or lying down while awake, with poorer health outcomes.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 3, 2026
But the network isn’t taking it lying down.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
Young people now have more confidence they can "change things if they want to" and feel they don't have to "take everything lying down", the 59-year-old said.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
"We saw people lying down and the police arrived immediately," he said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026
He was lying down on top of the boxes, too sick to sit up.
From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple
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