napping
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One owl was found napping – in an antiques store.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 12, 2026
Many autism centers billed Medicaid at more than $50 an hour for autism “treatment” when children were playing games, napping or eating.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 8, 2026
His official biography on the Downing Street website says apart from rodent control: "Larry spends his days greeting guests to the house, inspecting security defences and testing antique furniture for napping quality."
From Barron's • Feb. 15, 2026
During the staged wedding sequence, I saw myself in the tired child napping over two chairs, waiting for the adults to wind down the party so I could go home to my own bed.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 9, 2026
He had been weary then, and thinking about napping.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
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