lying down
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And change doesn’t need to be taken lying down.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2026
Or it might just be the fact I've been lying down for 15 minutes after a stressful morning.
From BBC ● May 2, 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
Trial lawyers are doing the equivalent of lying down in the street to block her reforms.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 12, 2026
She recalled lying down on the comforter, looking out at the trees, listening to the river roaring endlessly below, wondering if the noise would eventually go from soothing to unbearable.
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
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