lying down
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Speaking to the BBC in 2024, Scolyer said he refused to take his shock diagnosis lying down.
From BBC ● Jun. 7, 2026
And change doesn’t need to be taken lying down.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2026
That call-out was nasty and unfair, and the Citadel CEO might not take it lying down.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 26, 2026
Each participant wore an accelerometer on their wrist for seven days, allowing researchers to track both step count and sedentary time, defined as time spent sitting or lying down while awake.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 18, 2026
About ten o’clock, Mama talked Miss Love into lying down a while, “even if you cain’t sleep.”
From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns
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