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lie down

[lahy-doun] / ˈlaɪˌdaʊn /








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“What is that?” he said, holding a corner of the comforter aloft, staring intently at something located where he had been about to lie down.

From Slate Aug. 6, 2026

"Our family would lie down and look at various places on the Moon that he would identify based on his mapping and his study guides," she said.

From Barron's Apr. 9, 2026

Mercurial and unreliable in the studio, Stewart would sometimes fall asleep on the couch during recording sessions or lie down in the vocal booth.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 27, 2026

He said when his condition was bad, he had to "lie down for a day or two" and would be unable to walk for weeks.

From BBC Mar. 24, 2026

Do we just lie down on the cracked, dried mud of the lake bed and call it a day?

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman




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