come to rest
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A lost wife, a straying man, a better life, a place to come to rest, a purpose.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 26, 2026
Understanding how these newly identified breaks influence future ruptures will help refine hazard assessments and deepen our understanding of how Earth's most powerful geological engines ultimately come to rest.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 25, 2025
The helicopter had come to rest on its left hand side after the crash, meaning neither side doors could be accessed, the jury heard.
From BBC ● Jan. 15, 2025
Initially, Intuitive Machines, which built Odysseus, said that the craft had landed upright, but a subsequent analysis of data showed that it had come to rest at an angle.
From New York Times ● Feb. 23, 2024
So he’d stuck the book into his backpack, and it had come to rest against the old honey tin.
From "Shooting Kabul" by N. H. Senzai
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