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resting

[res-ting] / ˈrɛs tɪŋ /




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Within one to two minutes after participants finished walking, all three measures had risen significantly compared with their resting levels.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 5, 2026

During haze, orangutans show signs of fat breakdown despite eating more and resting more, suggesting elevated energy demands likely from an immune system forced to work harder, it said.

From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026

Instead he makes a meditative pilgrimage to the last homes and final resting places of some of the writers he has profiled.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

What if instead of resting Ohtani four days, and bringing him back Monday, the Dodgers had put him on the IL right away?

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026

Later, my mind drifting, I watch Caesar sleeping with his revolver resting on the ground beside him.

From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes




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