resting

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METs indicate how much more energy an activity uses compared to resting.

From Science Daily • Apr. 27, 2026

Most of those exhumed and reburied in Khartoum are identified, Zein al-Abdeen said, by families who buried their loved ones themselves but needed authorities to give them a proper resting place.

From Barron's • Apr. 27, 2026

She was unable to travel to attend Friday's final on medical advice - saying she was "absolutely gutted", but that "resting up and getting well is more important at the moment".

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

The post included a photo of the actor’s recently released memoir, “You With the Sad Eyes,” and a coffee mug resting on what appears to be a home parapet.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2026

When Ridge stepped out of Beejee’s apartment at 9:45, he was wearing old cargo pants—Michael could see the outline of the sumbook resting inside the buttoned front pocket—and a Hootie and the Blowfish T-shirt.

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