resting on

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Harris introduces us to the girls in a sepia flashback, their small bodies clad in matching dresses, one head resting on the other’s shoulder.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

Previous research suggested that seals resting on land should show relatively stable heart rates.

From Science Daily • May 9, 2026

Those twists put James right back where he’d spent the previous two decades: center stage, with the hopes of a franchise resting on his shoulders.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026

"People are paying three times more for a loaf of bread now," she moans, her fingers resting on the soft white slices inside the plastic.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

Michael had woken up in the middle of the night to use the bathroom and had seen Ridge asleep, a sheen of sweat on his forehead, with his thumb resting on the scanner.

From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly