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repose

[ri-pohz] / rɪˈpoʊz /




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For more than 25 years, under the name Harriet Tubman, Messrs. Ross, Gibbs and Lewis have crafted a gorgeous balance of bombast and repose, and a distinctive approach to trio interplay.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

On Friday, hundreds gathered in the village to pay respect to Ms Whyte and her children as they lay in repose together.

From BBC • Aug. 2, 2025

While her maybe-beau stays forced in repose, Iris cycles through all the different types of women she could be.

From Salon • Jul. 25, 2025

Castlecore on Pinterest, TikTok, and Instagram produces visions of leisure and comfort, a place for a pseudo-medieval 21st-century lady to repose.

From Slate • Feb. 21, 2025

She opened the box and looked down on a small, dark green jade button, and carved on its surface was a human right hand, a lovely hand, the fingers curved and in repose.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck




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