sedentary
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They also point out that step counts and sedentary time were measured at a single point, which may introduce some bias.
From Science Daily • Apr. 18, 2026
Worsening diets and sedentary lifestyles are also a culprit.
From Slate • Apr. 16, 2026
"Once a person starts earning money, he becomes more sedentary here," says bariatric surgeon Sanjay Borude.
From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026
"A terrible kind of sedentary childhood I had, when I think about it," he said.
From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026
Studies of sedentary flesh, painted by men who’d never been there.
From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood
Vocabulary lists containing sedentary
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