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

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

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

The stone floors have been swept and chairs are resting upside down on tables.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin