lying

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“The whole idea of acupuncture is you’re lying there, and coming to peace with yourself and your body,” she explains.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

Each participant wore an accelerometer on their wrist for seven days, allowing researchers to track both step count and sedentary time, defined as time spent sitting or lying down while awake.

From Science Daily • Apr. 18, 2026

Later Sunday night, Trump posted on Truth Social what appeared to be an AI-generated image of himself dressed in religious robes with his hand on the forehead of a man lying in a hospital bed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

Padley said it later came out that she was lying and the 33-year-old told police she had "started with good intent then it escalated out of her control".

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

As we rounded the second steep turn in the trail, suddenly I came upon a sled lying on its side.

From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell