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come to rest



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A lost wife, a straying man, a better life, a place to come to rest, a purpose.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 26, 2026

Understanding how these newly identified breaks influence future ruptures will help refine hazard assessments and deepen our understanding of how Earth's most powerful geological engines ultimately come to rest.

From Science Daily Oct. 25, 2025

The first picture of the stricken Slim spacecraft shows it rotated 90 degrees from how it should have come to rest.

From BBC Jan. 25, 2024

The two were found in an unmarked police Dodge Charger that had come to rest against a parked vehicle in the middle of the road.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 9, 2023

He ran over to the quad, which had come to rest lying on its side.

From "Stormbreaker" by Anthony Horowitz




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