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"It's been sad for the family, at least she's at rest and at peace, and they got what they deserve," he said.

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They might be panting or breathing rapidly even at rest because they’re hurting, and their facial expressions will change.

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One 2023 study comparing 11 different sleep trackers reported that most wearables generally overestimate sleep because they may not be able to distinguish between a person lying in bed at rest and a person sleeping.

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“I don’t know if you can go to heaven if you killed yourself, but I pray that he made it and that his family is at rest. God bless.”

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"Reacher" can be interpreted as a far-right fever dream of America—a land of gorgeous vistas and open roads, with a heartless criminal lurking at rest stops—or as a product of the same.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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